ENV250Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Game Law, Aleutian Islands, Deep Sea Mining
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Ronald amundson and his crew transverse the northwest passage n 1906. Alone the way they claim to discover new islands not occupied by. Canada responds with sector theory, patrols, and game laws. To claim the islands ^ (1) sector theory - take your land base, draw it out on the map, and claim everything. Game law to regulate hunting in the north. 1920 the rcmp creates posts on ellesmere island and baffin island. Canada supports denmark and eventually they support canada. Canada used sector theory to lay claims to all islands between it and the north. Canada supported denmark (and denmark supported canadian claims against. In exchange for the sale of the virgin islands. Greenland is populated by volunteers from denmark (effective occupation) Ww2 - 1939-1945: who has djurned sovereignty is settled by the beginning of ww2. Allies - france, poland, uk, us, china, india, norway, netherlands. Axis powers - germany, italy, japan, hungary, romania, bulgaria.