U.S. State Department extends continental shelf claims, including in Arctic
Tuesday, the United States grew by a million square kilometers — the equivalent of nearly 60% of Alaska’s land mass.
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Alaska senator makes new push to get Law of the Sea ratified
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is making a new push to get the U.S. Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention
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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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Canadian icebreaker sets sail to shore up elusive North Pole claim
A Canadian icebreaker is setting sail Friday to collect scientific information to support Canada’s submission on the extended continental shelf
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Swedish icebreaker to help Canada map Arctic shelf
Sweden’s largest icebreaker will be plowing through the frozen waters of the eastern Arctic Ocean later this summer in part
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Canada to submit Arctic continental shelf claim in 2018
Canada plans to submit its Arctic continental shelf claim in 2018 and it is expected to include the North Pole,
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UN to consider Russia’s Arctic continental shelf claim this summer
If the claim is fully accepted, Russia will get the right to more than 1 million square kilometres of the
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Discussions underway on who can claim Arctic seabed
Quietly flying under the news radar is an extremely important international meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York
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Canada & Sweden cooperate on Arctic science
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:Put up or shut up with your Arctic Conflict Theory
The Arctic is on the verge of conflict; so the theory goes. Melting ice is uncovering a trove of riches,
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Conflict over Arctic shelf “unlikely”: expert
It all depends on Russia’s and the other Arctic countries’ willingness to follow the recommendations issued by the UN, an expert
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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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Canada to collect more data for continental shelf claim
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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BLOG: Stephen Harper and the North Pole – Still embarrassing Canadians in Arctic policy
It was a big week for Arctic governance and science, as Denmark and Canada both provided submissions to the Commission
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