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  2. Territorial claims in the Arctic - Wikipedia

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    In addition, Canada claims the water within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago as its own internal waters. The United States is one of the countries which does not recognize Canada's, or any other countries', Arctic archipelagic water claims and has allegedly sent nuclear submarines under the ice near Canadian islands without requesting permission ...

  3. Sverdrup Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Sverdrup Islands is an archipelago of the northern Queen Elizabeth Islands, in Nunavut, Canada. The islands, part of the Arctic Archipelago , are situated in the Arctic Ocean , west of Ellesmere Island from 77° to 81° North and 85° to 106° West.

  4. Tennent Islands - Wikipedia

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    Matty Island lies 3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the east, separated by the Wellington Strait. Boothia Peninsula's Oscar Bay is to the northeast. The Tennent Islands are low-lying and lake-studded. [1] They, as well as Port Emerson, a two-mile-wide (3.2 km) harbour, were named in honour of Emerson Tennent by Sir John Ross during his second Arctic voyage. [2]

  5. Nunavut Land Claims Agreement - Wikipedia

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    In 1973 the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC) began research on Inuit land use and occupancy in the Arctic. Three years later in 1976, ITC proposed creating a Nunavut Territory and the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended dividing the Northwest Territories into two electoral districts: the Western Arctic (now the Northwest Territories) and Nunatsiaq (now Nunavut).

  6. British Arctic Territories - Wikipedia

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    They are now known as the Arctic Archipelago. The British claim to the area was based on the discoveries of Martin Frobisher (1535–1594) in the 16th century. The British government passed control of the islands to Canada in 1880 by means of an imperial order in council, the Adjacent Territories Order, under the royal prerogative.

  7. List of areas disputed by Canada and the United States

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    Canada and the United States have one land dispute over Machias Seal Island (off the coast of Maine), and four other maritime disputes in the Arctic and Pacific. The two countries share the longest international border in the world and have a long history of disputes about the border's demarcation (see Canada–United States border). [1]

  8. Clarence Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Clarence Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Nunavut Territory. The islands lie in the James Ross Strait, 16 kilometres (10 miles) east of Cape Felix, off the northeast coast of King William Island. They are about 40 km (25 mi) west of Kent Bay on the Boothia Peninsula, and about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of the Tennent Islands.

  9. Twin Islands (Nunavut) - Wikipedia

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    The Twin Islands (Cree language: Mah-Nah-Woo-Na-N) [1] are similarly shaped Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are located in central James Bay, 56 km (35 mi) north east of Akimiski Island, and 58 km (36 mi) west of Quebec. [2] The group includes North Twin and South Twin islands.