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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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Conversation Media Group Ltd
2016
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Online Access: | http://theconversation.com/why-australians-should-care-about-the-south-pole-62050 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/120562 |
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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