Figure 1.

Map of the sampling locations. CTD casts are marked with orange circles. Red triangles represent river locations, which are also labeled by name. Transects 1–5, and the Northern Nares Strait are labeled with solid black lines. The directions of surface currents are shown by the white arrows. Important regions and features are as follows: 1: Clyde River, 2: Disko Island, 3: Jakobshavn Glacier, 4: Lancaster Sound, 5: Devon Island, 6: Jones Sound, 7: Manson Icefield, 8: Talbot Inlet, 9: Smith Sound, 10: Kane Basin, 11: Kennedy Channel, 12: Petermann Glacier, 13: Hall Basin. 9–13 are all considered part of the Nares Strait.