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podrock — 4/22/2017 12:19:40 AM (archived)

It's a bit dated, but this WIRED article outlines some of the central disputes of the Arctic political and economic situation. Hope it aids the discussion:

https://www.wired.com/2010/09/seafloor-sunday-73-territorial-disputes-in-the-arctic-ocean/

And here are some maps, as requested:

https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/09/arctic-territory3.jpg

https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/09/arctic-gebco1.jpg

Edit:

While there are certainly economic resources on the continental slopes that can and will be exploited, in my view, Greenland is the real prize. As the ice melts it will reveal some amazing mineral discoveries.

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Russia gears up to dominate a thawing Arctic - hank - 4/20/2017 1:12:55 PM
- Of course if we did have a new ice breaker... - RL - 4/20/2017 10:06:11 PM
- Go find a global map. - TB - 4/20/2017 8:51:22 PM
  - Geography and Geology - podrock - 4/22/2017 12:19:40 AM
    - So far, all our discussions here have been about sea ice vanishing, and its effect on global weather in the temperate zones. - hank - 4/22/2017 1:28:13 AM
      - It has already started.... - podrock - 4/22/2017 1:48:08 AM
  - I doan know nuttin'' 'bout no mappin'. - hank - 4/21/2017 1:51:08 AM
    - I wasn't trying to make this political. - TB - 4/21/2017 4:22:42 AM
      - Maybe I'm just overly sensitive... - hank - 4/21/2017 5:05:40 AM
        
        Re: Maybe I'm just overly sensitive... - TB - 4/21/2017 4:17:49 PM
        
        I don't think hank gets much by the way of either snark or hostility here - mcfly - 4/21/2017 5:55:12 PM
      - It really is a Knee-jerk response for you, isn't it? - RL - 4/21/2017 5:03:15 AM
    - It must be hard for TB... - RL - 4/21/2017 2:25:15 AM
  - Since you say global warming is just a hoax perpetrated by liberal scientists, perhaps you should be lecturing Russia on their folly... - RL - 4/20/2017 9:20:26 PM
  - Keep your lectures to yourself, tb - mcfly - 4/20/2017 9:19:15 PM
    - Since Trump is a Russian puppet, And TB is Trump's puppet, he has to defend anything that benefits the Russians... - RL - 4/20/2017 9:27:52 PM

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