Why Australians should care about the South Pole

Earths geographic poles have been making a lot of news lately. Canada is looking to make a claim onthe North Pole within the next couple of years, arguing that the pole (along with a large slab of theArctic seabed) falls within the limits of its continental shelf, despite similar existing claims byD...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leane, E
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Conversation Media Group Ltd 2016
Subjects:
Human Society
Human geography
Human geography not elsewhere classified
Canada
South Pole
North Pole
South pole
Online Access:http://theconversation.com/why-australians-should-care-about-the-south-pole-62050
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/120562
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Summary:Earths geographic poles have been making a lot of news lately. Canada is looking to make a claim onthe North Pole within the next couple of years, arguing that the pole (along with a large slab of theArctic seabed) falls within the limits of its continental shelf, despite similar existing claims byDenmark and Russia.

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