Canada to map Arctic Ocean seabed

Canada will soon undertake its most ambitious effort yet to map the arctic ocean seabed. Canada has until 2013 to submit its claim under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It’s hoping to extend its sovereignty over a vast area of the arctic ocean and the resources found there.

Patricia Bell, CBC – Whitehorse

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