Arctic Sovereignty Online version Matching questions and answers on Arctic sovereignty by Candice Thwaites 1 What is sovereignty? 2 What part of the Arctic is not clearly owned? 3 How much oil and gas is thought to be beneath the Arctic Ocean 4 What are the current rules for outlining countries' borders in the ocean? 5 What is the argument for Canada expanding its fleet of Arctic coast guard vessels? Having control / ownership over an area and being allowed to decide its future What is sovereignty? The Arctic Ocean What part of the Arctic is not clearly owned? 13% of global total of undiscovered oil 30% of global total of undiscovered natural gas How much oil and gas is thought to be beneath the Arctic Ocean? Each country owns 370km out from its shoreline plus an additional 278km from the continental shelf What are the current rules for outlining countries' borders in the ocean? To protect its claim in the Arctic (prevent a loss of Arctic sovereignty. What is the argument for Canada expanding its fleet of Arctic coast guard vessels?
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