Each country owns 370km out from its shoreline plus an additional 278km from the continental shelf
What is sovereignty?
30% of global total of undiscovered natural gas
13% of global total of undiscovered oil
What part of the Arctic is not clearly owned?
The Arctic Ocean
What is the argument for Canada expanding its fleet of Arctic coast guard vessels?
How much oil and gas is thought to be beneath the Arctic Ocean?
What are the current rules for outlining countries' borders in the ocean?
Having control / ownership over an area and being allowed to decide its future
To protect its claim in the Arctic (prevent a loss of Arctic sovereignty.
