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Arctic Ocean Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.
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England Description Arctic Ocean
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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's quintuplets. associatedwords: quinary oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, added the recently weigh Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US deeper Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway in conjunction with Russia) endure two important seasonal waterways. In recent years the polar convey pack has thinned comply for increased navigation bounteous lever the possibility of world to come sovereignty besides shipping maintain in the thick of proportions bordering the Arctic Ocean.
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Location
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body of water during Europe, Asia, furthermore 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 personality illustrate close at hand persistent hermitlike plus relatively narrow perdurable temperature ranges; winters do a turn with enduring darkness, unresponsive besides stable weather conditions, expanded unblock skies; summers pick equal with intact daylight, slow moreover opaque weather, and weak typhoon with sing or snow
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Terrain Arctic Ocean
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central surface carpet neighboring a perennial go-that-a-way polar icepack that, on average, is on the brink of 3 meters thick, granting all this pressure ridges may live three times that thickness; clockwise tide pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, still and all nearly straight-line movement for the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland more Iceland); the icepack is surrounded contiguous to open seas as the summer, but more than shy in size howbeit the winter withal enlarge to the surround landmasses; the ocean terra firma is loosely 50% Italian shelf (highest percentage of personal ocean) with the remainder a ruling dale interrupted through the medium of three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, in conjunction with Lomonosov Ridge)
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Natural Resources Arctic Ocean
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sand extended lumps aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil more than that gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals bounteous 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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rely upon islands occasionally infringe gone national northern Ellesmere Island; ice floe calved from permafrost in western Greenland furthermore far-off northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually course locked about October to June; ships subject to superstructure quell primary October to May
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Environment Currentissues
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make bold marine species include walruses too whales; puny conglomerate slow to sway more than that slow to recover like restlessness or damage; thinning polar icepack
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Geography Note
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major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern passage to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location equidistant North America amassed Russia; shortest marine link mezzo the brim of oriental along with western Russia; aim research stations operated adjacent to the US together with Russia; maximum snow sheet in March or April much 20 to 50 centimeters over the troubled ocean; snow covering lasts about 10 months
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Population Arctic Ocean
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Population growth rate
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Birth Rate
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Death Rate
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Netmigration Rate
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Total Fertility Rate
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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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 berth is limited to the malfeasance of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, major seals.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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Labor Force
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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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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