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    Arctic Interrogation

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    Countries began making more and more claims on the Arctic over time. Denmark‚ Canada‚ and Russia have especially become involved. On November 16‚ 2004‚ Denmark ratified UNCLOS. Greenland has land in the Arctic Ocean and is part of Denmark‚ which has led Denmark to make a lot of claims. Since 2004‚ Denmark has claimed over five areas of the Arctic. On December 15‚ 2014 it claimed 900‚000 square miles there. Denmark has also become involved in claims for Hans Island and the Lomonosov Ridge. If Denmark

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    Arctic Study

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    and begin to extract what ever they can be balance can be tipped‚ resulting in pollution and destruction of the environment. Climate. The Artic The Arctic Circle Ditions enclose roughly the same territory‚ which is somewhat larger than the region bounded by the Arctic Circle‚ and will be used as the basis for this article.The largest Arctic ... winters much longer than the Summer. In the winter the sun never rises and in the summer it never sets. The average temperature for the Artic is zero

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    Oil Drilling in the Arctic

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    The Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge is one of America’s last great wilderness areas. It is home to many animals such as polar bears‚ wolves‚ and grizzly bears‚ caribou herds‚ snow geese‚ musk oxen‚ and dozens of other species. If your oil companies keep drilling in the Arctic‚ most of these beautiful creatures will die‚ and some will become extinct. The Coastal Plain is home to these animals. Annually‚ a herd of 129‚000 caribou gather on the Coastal Plain to bear and nurse their young. Polar

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    Canada and the Arctic Council Issue Canada’s involvement in the Arctic Council should be focused on the development of sustainable infrastructure in the Arctic region‚ on adhering to international standards regarding climate change‚ and on developing dialogue between government and indigenous groups. Positions Canada benefits from greater involvement of indigenous groups in Arctic policy decisions‚ as cooperation allows for better decision making Much of the international community represented

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    Arctic Fox

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    footprint on the Arctic Fox Michael Mays Biology 102 April 28‚ 2011 I wanted to do my research on an animal that was not all that common. We hear all the time about if we don’t stop doing this or this then there won’t be any more Polar Bears‚ etc. But there are so many other species out there that we never hear about that really might have a bigger impact on humans if they become extinct. So that is why I choose to do my project over Arctic Foxes. Slide MM #2 The Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus)

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    Zoya Salahuddin What is the Arctic? The Arctic is an exciting place full of animals and people. There are many types of animals that have their own habitat and it isn’t all frozen. The animals vary in size and characteristics. The Arctic has eight nations within it. They are Canada‚ Denmark (Greenland)‚ Finland‚ Iceland‚ Norway‚ Russia‚ Sweden and the United States. It is an area with 2 million people in it and over 50 languages. One reason that it is a very important area is because of how

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    ecosystems: the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra. The tundra biome has several unique characteristics. The climate is very cold there is little diversity‚ and a "short season of growth and reproduction occurs" (1). The Finnish word tunturia‚ which means treeless plain‚ was the inspiration for the words tundra (4). The formation‚ plants‚ and animals that are associated with this biome have several attributes that make them remarkable‚ and this biome is also effected by human actions. The arctic tundra

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    Climate change in Russia’s Arctic tundra 1. Key words Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. Tundra‚ permafrost‚ swamp‚ wilderness‚ landslide‚ Catastrophic‚ indigenous‚ itinerant‚ unmistakeable‚ impenetrable 1. The _______________ people of a particular place have lived there for a very long time before other people came to live there. 2. A _______________ situation or event causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer. 3. A _______________ is

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    The Arctic Fox By Rebekah Mackinnon‚ Grade 3 Project due‚ January 23‚ 2013 The Arctic Fox is a cute ball of white fluff. They are the size of a cat. They have short ears and legs; they have

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    Committee: Disarmament and Social Council Topic: Prevention of building up of conflict in the arctic region Country: Federal Republic of Austria School: Step by Step International School‚ Jaipur. As the temperature of the Earth rises quite quickly‚ so does the speed at which this storehouse of minerals‚ oils‚ and potential source of energy thaws: The Arctic. The USGS found that the region has an estimated 90 billion barrels of undiscovered‚ technically recoverable oil‚ 1‚670 trillion cubic feet

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