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US, Canada to map unexplored Arctic seafloor

09/22/2008
The US and Canada will jointly map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the two countries may have sovereign rights over oil, gas, and other resources, the US Geological Survey announced.The US Department of the Interior agency said both countries will use resulting data to establish the continental shelf’s outer limits under criteria in the Law of the Sea Convention. The extended continental shelf, the seafloor, and subsoil beyond 200 nautical miles from shore that meet those criteria are of great scientific interest and could represent potential economic development, it noted.The collaboration will use two ships, USGS said. It said that it will lead data collection from Sept. 6 th...
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