Blog: The Continental Shelf – Geological, legal or geopolitical?
With Shell receiving conditional approval to drill in the Chukchi Sea in offshore Alaska, the phrase “continental shelf” has come up
Read moreWith Shell receiving conditional approval to drill in the Chukchi Sea in offshore Alaska, the phrase “continental shelf” has come up
Read moreThe Office of Coast Survey, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is one of the U.S. government’s oldest agencies,
Read moreAs Arctic commerce heats up, more ships are expected to pass by the Aleutian Islands, through the Bering Strait and north
Read moreScientific data shows Greenland’s continental shelf is connected to a ridge beneath the Arctic Ocean, says Denmark’s Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard.
Read moreIn September 2013, two military helicopter pilots transporting equipment from Tiksi, a port city in northeast Russia, to the New Siberian Islands spotted
Read moreEarlier this week, I participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Polar Data Visualization Hackathon in New York City. Remote sensing scientists, glaciologists,
Read moreRussia eyes huge new territories in the Arctic after comprehensive mapping of the North Pole area. Speaking onboard Russia’s top
Read moreIn a report issued this week, a military panel says the United States is making a big mistake in failing
Read moreEnjoying my morning tea the other day, my attention was caught by an Arctic headline in our local newspaper. When
Read moreCanada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said today that Canada will make a claim to the North Pole, but has
Read morePresident Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia had vital defence and economic interests in the Arctic, citing a potential U.S.
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