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UPDATED ANALYSIS: A new map that re-envisions the Arctic, doesn't mention the current "Arctic 5" -- the U.S., Canada, Norway, Denmark or Russia -- but more closely resembles a map of Arctic ...
Global warming has increasingly led to the melting of Arctic ice. And, as the ice melts, the world's last true backwater will become a hotbed of global geopolitical competition. The following map ...
Canada plans to map energy and mineral resources in its Arctic region in a bid to encourage development and assert its sovereignty in the far north, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever "Arctic Map" to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future. The new map design follows a series of ...
Scientists have released the most detailed polar region terrain maps ever created. Credit: Polar Geospatial Center/University of Minnesota/Maxar/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency A team of ...
Unexplored Arctic Region To Be Mapped Date: September 8, 2008 Source: United States Geological Survey Summary: A scientific expedition this fall will map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the ...
The new bathymetric chart of the Arctic Ocean. With a strategic position, the Arctic is a mythic ocean in the story of the great geographical explorations to discover the secrets of the polar regions.
Four Arctic experts say it would take the West at least 10 years to catch up with Russia’s military in the region, if it chose to do so. “The Arctic is currently a dark area on the map ...
ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: The Arctic is heating up, both because of climate change and tricky global politics. That's partly why the U.S. appointed its first ambassador-at-large to oversee Arctic affairs.