The Northern sea route : is it really ice-free?

Notwithstanding the recent record warming in the northern polar region and the Russian pronouncement that the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is now ice-free, several challenges have to be addressed before the commercial viability of the NSR can be realised.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ho, Joshua
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7972
Description
Summary:Notwithstanding the recent record warming in the northern polar region and the Russian pronouncement that the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is now ice-free, several challenges have to be addressed before the commercial viability of the NSR can be realised.