Working Group of the Arctic Council
Figure 3.10 Arctic shipping routes. Graphic shows the convergence of Arctic shipping (Bering, Chukchi, Beaufort seas) through the Bering Strait, the Northern Sea Route (along the coast of the Russian Federation), the Northwest Passage (along the coasts of the United States and Canada), and potential transpolar routes across the North Pole. (Base map courtesy of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, showing the sea ice minimum from 10 September 2016.)
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Publication:
Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Region
Page number:
60
Type:
Map
Caption:
Figure 3.10 Arctic shipping routes. Graphic shows the convergence of Arctic shipping (Bering, Chukchi, Beaufort seas) through the Bering Strait, the Northern Sea Route (along the coast of the Russian Federation), the Northwest Passage (along the coasts of the United States and Canada), and potential transpolar routes across the North Pole. (Base map courtesy of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, showing the sea ice minimum from 10 September 2016.)
Location:
Chukotka, Alaska
Copyright:
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017
Sources:
NASA
Cartographer / Designer:
Burnthebook.co.uk