Campaign launched to spotlight new place names in Antarctica
The Government of the British Antarctic Territory announced 28 new place names this month and launched a social media campaign
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Russia says new data supports its claims to extended continental shelf in Arctic Ocean
The Russian Ministry of Defense says it has obtained comprehensive new proof that supports its claims on the Arctic shelf.
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Retreating ice reveals new land in Arctic Russia
A 55 square kilometer big island is one of several pieces of land that has been discovered in the Russian
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Why southern Canadians should brush up on their geography of the northern territories
A large national non-profit wrote CBC North last week promoting two new historic places in the Northwest Territories. Problem is
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High-tech lasers to help Sweden build detailed maps of all its forests
A laser-scan of all the forests in Sweden is about to be made, a process that will take seven years,
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Novaya Zemlya is top priority in 2018 for Russia’s Northern Fleet
Expeditionary forces will make comprehensive explorations of the country’s biggest Arctic archipelago. It covers a strictly militarised territory of more
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Russia ready to talk North Pole with Denmark
It might take up to 15 years to settle the Arctic delimitation issue, the Russian Foreign Ministry says. Russia and
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Huge differences in Finland’s tapwater prices: study
The prices of Finnish tapwater may vary from 2.6 euros per cubic metre of water to as much as 17
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