The effect of sea ice on inertial motion in the Arctic Ocean is analyzed using the MIT global circulation model (MITgcm). Inertial oscillations in the ice are found to be more important in low ice concentration areas. In these zones, ice drags the underlying ocean into circular motion, forming near-inertial waves in the ocean's mixed layer. At the base of the mixed layer, increased shear drives a deepening of the mixed layer and the strong stratification leads to a stronger vertical component of the near-inertial oscillations, creating internal gravity waves. When the ice concentration is high, the amplitude of inertial oscillations in the ice can be different between nearby locations (because of a spatially varying ice strength or wind). T...