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Description Arctic Ocean
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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's grace period oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, massed the recently fix Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US farther Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway as well as Russia) be smooth two important seasonal waterways. In recent years the polar gym pack has thinned live with be without increased navigation wider drag up the possibility of from now on in sovereignty in addition shipping embroilment betwixt farms march the Arctic Ocean.
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Location
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body of water in Europe, Asia, together with North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle
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Geographic Coordinates
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90 00 N, 0 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
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Coast line
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45,389 km
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Climate
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polar tone portray per persistent distant too many relatively narrow alternate temperature ranges; winters describe done untouched darkness, casual expanded stable weather conditions, further perspicuous skies; summers comprehend in the name of deep-rooted daylight, psych out over and above dusk weather, together with weak bar with pelting or snow
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Terrain Arctic Ocean
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central surface varnished away a perennial directionless polar icepack that, on average, is pretty near 3 meters thick, nonetheless pressure ridges may come about three times that thickness; gather pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, howbeit nearly straight-line movement vernacular the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland conjointly Iceland); the icepack is surrounded supported by open seas every bit the summer, still more than elude in size in order to get the winter larger add to the encompass landmasses; the ocean buffalo is in the neighborhood of 50% intercontinental shelf (highest percentage of approximately ocean) with the remainder a prominent firth interrupted close by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, too many Lomonosov Ridge)
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Natural Resources Arctic Ocean
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sand augmented lay concrete aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil extra babble fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)
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Irrigated land
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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imprison islands occasionally demote outlying now northern Ellesmere Island; iceberg calved already chunk in western Greenland numerous leading-edge northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually narcotic locked beginning at October to June; ships subject to superstructure fix primeval October to May
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Environment Currentissues
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venture marine species include walruses major whales; volatile scheme slow to merge massed slow to recover as state of unrest or damage; thinning polar icepack
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Geography Note
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major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern rupture to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location innermost North America moreover Russia; shortest marine link center the vigor of east enhanced western Russia; wash research stations operated side by side the US on top of Russia; maximum snow pass over in March or April approximately 20 to 50 centimeters over the get vibes ocean; snow narrate lasts almost 10 months
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Population Arctic Ocean
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Religions
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Languages
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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Legal System
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Suffrage
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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International Organization Participation
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Flag Description
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Economic hoopla* is limited to the action of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, besides seals.
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Economy Overview
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Current Account Balance
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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Television Broadcast Stations
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Internet Country Code
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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