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Legal Status of the Arctic Some Contemporary Issues
21 May 2008
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THE ARCTIC OCEAN & MARGINAL SEAS
ARCTIC OCEAN
ChukchiSea
BeaufortSea
LincolnSea
BarentsSea
KaraSeaLaptev
Sea
East SiberianSea Norwegian-
GreenlandSea
Greenland
Canada
USA
Russia
Norway
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Hans Island
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THE ARCTIC OCEAN & MARGINAL SEAS
ARCTIC OCEAN
ChukchiSea
BeaufortSea
LincolnSea
BarentsSea
KaraSeaLaptev
Sea
East SiberianSea Norwegian-
GreenlandSea
Greenland
Canada
USA
Russia
Norway
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Minimum Arctic Ice 2002
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SHIPPING ROUTES BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE FAR EAST
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PROPOSED ‘ARCTIC BRIDGE’?
Murmansk
Churchill
Murmansk
Churchill
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THE FLOOR OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN
Greenland
Greenland
CanadaCanada
USAUSA
RussiaRussia
CanadaCanadaBasinBasin
ChukchiChukchiBorderlandsBorderlands
MendeleevMendeleevRidgeRidge
LomonosovLomonosovRidgeRidge
GakkelGakkelRidgeRidge
AlphaAlphaRidgeRidge
AmerasianAmerasian BasinBasin
EurasianEurasian BasinBasin
NorwayNorway
IcelandIceland
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THE ARCTIC OCEAN: MORPHOLOGICAL BREAKS IN NATURAL PROLONGATIONS
Russ
ia
Canada
Greenlan
d
Lomonosov Ridge
Alpha-Mendeleev Ridge
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THE CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEAN: AN ENCLAVE OF COMBINED CONTINENTAL SHELVES?
Prospective zone of extended sovereign rights
Zones beyond coastal state jurisdiction
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THE ARCTIC OCEAN & MARGINAL SEAS
ARCTIC OCEAN
ChukchiSea
BeaufortSea
LincolnSea
BarentsSea
KaraSeaLaptev
Sea
East SiberianSea Norwegian-
GreenlandSea
Greenland
Canada
USA
Russia
Norway
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BEAUFORT SEA – Disputed Zone Between Canada and the United States
Fishing Zone limit
U.S. limit
Disputed Zone
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ZONES DEFINED BY SECTOR LINES
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ZONES DEFINED BY MEDIAN LINES
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THE ARCTIC OCEAN & MARGINAL SEAS
ARCTIC OCEAN
ChukchiSea
BeaufortSea
LincolnSea
BarentsSea
KaraSeaLaptev
Sea
East SiberianSea Norwegian-
GreenlandSea
Greenland
Canada
USA
Russia
Norway