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Days per Winter That Lakes Have Surface Ice

Lake	Latitude (degrees)	1980–81	1985–86	1990–91	1995–96	2000–01	2005–06
Lake Kegonsa	42.97	94	116	104	113	124	101
Näckten	62.913	177	168	144	174	133	134
Lake Baikal	51.85	96	118	92	103	127	109

It is common for freshwater lakes near or above a latitude of 45° north of the equator, like Bosten Lake in China, to accumulate surface ice in winter. The amount and duration of ice depends on many factors, including local weather conditions as well as the lake’s depth, volume, and surface area, but a climate researcher claims that some lakes in these latitudes have seen a decline in the duration of ice between the early 1980s and the mid-2000s.

Which choice best describes data in the table that support the researcher’s claim?

Lake Baikal had more days of ice in the winter of 2005-06 than it did in the winter of 1980-81.

Näckten had fewer days of ice in the winter of 2005-06 than it did in the winter of 1980-81.

Näckten is at a higher latitude than Lake Kegonsa and typically had more days of ice per winter than Lake Kegonsa did.

Näckten is at a higher latitude than Lake Kegonsa and typically had fewer days of ice per winter than Lake Kegonsa did.