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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russia says new data supports its claims to extended continental shelf in Arctic Ocean

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 11:48
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The Russian Ministry of Defense says it has obtained comprehensive new proof that supports its claims on the Arctic shelf.

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Canada General Science Science (Canada) 

Indigenous mapping conference in Arctic Canada gives attendees on-the-land skills

Mackenzie Scott, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 11:41
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About 75 people from across Canada, and as far as Australia and New Zealand, are in Inuvik, N.W.T., in northwestern

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General Politics (Canada) Science 

Canada files submission to establish continental shelf outer limits in Arctic Ocean

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 16:35 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 08:48
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Canada filed its Arctic continental shelf submission with the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on Thursday,

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General News Politics (Russia) Russia Science 

Russia scores scientific point in quest for extended Arctic continental shelf

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 11:48 — Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2019 at 11:37
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Russia has scored an important scientific point in its quest to declare vast swaths of the Arctic as part of

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Environment (Russia) General News Russia Science 

Aging fleet jeopardizing future of ecosystem mapping in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 14:18 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 13:01
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As one of Russia’s aging marine research vessels burns at port in Murmansk, northwest Russia, scientists warn there is no

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Canada General News Science Science (Canada) 

Canada to file submission for its continental shelf limits in Arctic Ocean in 2019

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Friday, September 21, 2018 at 15:39
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The federal government plans to file its submission on the outer limits of Canada’s continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean

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Environment (USA) General Science Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska maps released this week are most precise ever

Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 15:08
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From the Aleutian Islands to the North Slope, Alaska’s massive and varied terrain has now been mapped in an unprecedented

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The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in the Arctic in 2008. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)
Canada General Science Science (Canada) 

Why Canada can’t have the North Pole

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016 at 15:10 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:24
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Ottawa’s efforts to map the Central Arctic Ocean in an attempt to present a scientific case for Canada’s claim to

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Canada General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics 

Canada to submit Arctic continental shelf claim in 2018

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 15:52 — Last Updated: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 10:59
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Canada plans to submit its Arctic continental shelf claim in 2018 and it is expected to include the North Pole,

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Canada General Science Science (Canada) 

Canada & Sweden cooperate on Arctic science

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2015 at 16:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:37
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Canada announced an Arctic science cooperation agreement with Sweden on Friday with a focus on marine surveying and oceans. The

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Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Maps, climate & Hunter Tootoo: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 9, 2015 at 15:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in the Arctic in 2008. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)
Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada to collect more data for continental shelf claim

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 20:30
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Canada announced a new scientific survey on Friday to contribute to the country’s Arctic continental shelf submission. “This scientific survey is

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An icebreaker in the Kara Sea in April 2015. Stories concerning drilling and shipping were among you're most read Eye on the Arctic stories this week. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty)
Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Politics, pot & polar ice – Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015 at 18:43 — Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 15:39
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

Shell vessel damaged in Alaska waters uncharted since 1935

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 13:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 18:10
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Federal hydrographic surveyors announced Monday that a preliminary review of the area where a Shell icebreaker was reportedly gouged found multiple, relatively shallow areas

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(Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)
Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features 

Shipping, military and the continental shelf: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015 at 19:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 15:17
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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