Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Diamond Project, Norman Wells, Permafrost
11 Jan 2018
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The area was formerly known as rupert"s land. Britain declared ownership of this land as a result of early discovery and exploitation. Much of the area was granted to the hudson"s bay company in 1670. Until the end of world war ii, the federal government generally ignored the north leaving the. Indigenous peoples there to live off the land. After world war ii, the canadian north served as a buffer zone between the soviet union and the rest of north america. In the 1959s, several radar stations were constructed along the 70n line of latitude. These were designed to detect potential soviet bombers and to allow suf cient response time for u. s. National boundaries have yet to be determined in much of the arctic ocean basin. There is increased urgency to acquire territory and declare sovereignty. Pressure from russia staking claim of arctic areas. Vast quantities of oil lie beneath the arctic sea oor.
