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Re:Trump Administration Approves a Plan to Drill for Oil in ... by jaytaylor on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:38PM (#18322105)
Who owns / controls the Arctic? Is it within American jurisdiction?
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Re:Trump Administration Approves a Plan to Drill for Oil in ... by kh_hk on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:56PM (#18322241)
> Who owns / controls the Arctic?

All arctic coastal states: Russia, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Canada and the US.

> Is it within American jurisdiction?

Since this is 6 miles off the Alaskan coast, that's included within the US continental shelf, which goes up to 200 nautical miles.

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Re:Trump Administration Approves a Plan to Drill for Oil in ... by mikestew on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:41PM (#18322135)
Six miles off the Alaskan coast, as per TFA, or the whole of the Arctic?
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