Geography 2131A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Nautical Mile, Algal Bloom, North Baffin Dialect
19 Dec 2013
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Canada has the longest coastlines, the longest inland waterway, the longest archipelago, and the second-largest continental shelf of any country in the world. Exclusive economic zone: the area of exclusive fishing rights granted to canada in the 1982 united. Nations convention on the law of the sea the zone came into force in 1994 200 nautical miles. Area of extension of canadian claim (beyond 200 nautical miles) possible under u. n. convention on the. Law of the sea as of 2002, this claim had not been initiated. Wild capture fisheries valued at 3. 4 billion in 2010. Canada"s arctic ocean: canada"s coldest ocean, contains about 173,000 kilometers of coastline - majority of the area is covered seasonally by ice 1 to 2 metres of thick. Currents help maintain open water areas called polynyas. Polynyas: an area of unfrozen sea water, created by local water currents in northern oceans they act as biological hotspots and serve as vital winter refuges for marine mammals.
