Canada’s icebreakers have started a six-week scientific survey to gather information for Canada’s Arctic continental shelf submission.
The CCGS Terry Fox leaved from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador on Thursday, while the second icebreaker, the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, will be sent off on Sunday from the same site.
Canada filed preliminary information about the external limits of their continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean with the UN’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, saying that it would file a submission for the Arctic at a later date.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird stated on Friday, “As demonstrated by these planned surveys, our government is committing the resources necessary to ensure that Canada secures international recognition of the full extent of its continental shelf, including the North Pole.”
Canadian Icebreakers Start To North Pole In continental Shelf Journey
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