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How Canada’s UN submission will (eventually) draw some of the last lines on its map

But it will be years before the process is complete.

By Andrea Charron, University of Manitoba June 7, 2019
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In May 2019, Canada made a partial submission to the United Nations to recognize an extended continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the Arctic Ocean. This means that Canada will soon have the last lines drawn on the map of Canada.

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