Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever "Arctic Map" to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future. The new map design follows a series of ...

Four autonomous vessels sailed the Arctic to more precisely map its seafloor October 31, 2020 More than 4 years ago A worker readies an autonomous vessel for deployment on the Arctic mapping mission.

Canada plans to map energy and mineral resources in its Arctic region in a bid to encourage development and assert its sovereignty in the far north, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.

Marine areas of heightened ecological and cultural significance (Arctic Council working groups) All these terms and areas identified and presented on maps in this document are areas described as ...

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to ...

Map of the "Last Ice Area" (red outline) defined by the WWF, including the Queen Elizabeth Islands (red), the northern region of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (green), and the southern part of the ...

These two maps show the largest winter Arctic sea ice extent on record (left), from March 1979, and the smallest summer extent on record (right), from September 2012. (NSIDC) ...

Shrinking Arctic ice redraws the map for internet cable connections A new 14,500-km subsea cable in the Arctic could reroute data traffic away from vulnerable choke points. ... Ice scouring — when ...