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The most direct route through the Northwest Passage has opened up fully for the first time since records began, the European Space Agency (Esa) says.
Canada says it has full rights over those parts of the Northwest Passage that pass through its territory and that it can bar transit there.
wiki northwest passage:
In 1985, the U.S. icebreaker Polar Sea passed through, and the U.S. Government made a point of not asking permission from the Canadians. They claimed that this was simply a cost-effective way to get the ship from Greenland to Alaska and that there was no need to ask permission to travel through an international strait. The Canadian government issued a declaration in 1986 reaffirming Canadian rights to the waters. However, the United States refused to recognize the Canadian claim. In 1988 the governments of Canada and the US signed an agreement, "Arctic Cooperation", that did not solve the sovereignty issues but stated that US icebreakers would require permission from the Government of Canada to pass through.
Originally posted by valkeryie
Back from a lengthy hiatus...
Time for Canada to assert itself. The passage is ours. We have land below and above the passage, kind of like the Panama Chanel.
"There has been a reduction of the ice cover over the last 10 years of about 100, 000 sq km (38,600 sq miles) per year on average, so a drop of 1m sq km (386,000 sq miles) in just one year is extreme," Mr Pedersen said.
Originally posted by Badge01
Originally posted by valkyrie
Back from a lengthy hiatus...
Time for Canada to assert itself. The passage is ours. We have land below and above the passage, kind of like the Panama Chanel.
(I'm using special software to translate from English to Canadian)
Oi, welcome back, eh? How does it feel there be us 51st state? Some of me Mae West muckers are Canadian. Got beer, eh, luv? There's a Panama Chanel, is it? I like No. 5, smells good. Cheers. Seen any right good footie lately?