Arctic clean up and welcome to the arctic are two readers theatre plays written about the arctic region of canada. The arctic region has been a neglected area for many years. It is the most extraordinary, mysterious and enigmatic region on our planet. Late quaternary history of the mackenziebeaufort region. Six international organisations representing arctic indigenous peoples have permanent participant status. Today the honourable jonathan wilkinson, minister of fisheries, oceans and the canadian coast guard and natan obed, president of inuit tapiriit kanatami itk announced the creation of a standalone arctic region inclusive of the four. Request pdf paleoeskimo occupation history of foxe basin, arctic canada. Canadas arctic policy includes the plans and provisions of these regional governments. On august 26 lord carnarvon sent another secret dispatch to lord. Both plays help students to learn about the arctic in a fun and creative way that. Canada, the kingdom of denmark including greenland and the faroe islands, finland, iceland, norway, russia, sweden and the united states. Satellite observations over time show decreasing multi. To see the movie clip on the glacial movement between 18000bp to bp again select the arrow to play.
The arctic region has impacted canadian identity by introducing canada to the ways of the inuit people and their important traditional ways of life such as their culture, language, stories and huntingfishing techniques. Implications for the core area model and dorset origins this paper presents the first detailed record of paleoeskimo. Administrative regions that rank below a province and above a municipality are also included if they have a comprehensive range of functions compared to the limited functions of. For millions of years, the arctic has been the worlds most important barometer of global change and amplifier of global. The beaufort sea is a main artery of the arctic regions rich ecosystem. However, the cenozoic history of the arctic remains broadly incomplete. The answer is the physical region of yukon is tundra tundra is a physical part of canada but not an official national physical region. John cabot, an italian immigrant to england, was the first to map canadas atlantic shore. Inuit tapiriit kanatami worked with terry mosher aislin of the montreal gazette to create an exhibition of editorial cartoons.
Canadas northern strategy and the militarization of the arctic by louis girard 10 september 2010 since assuming power in 2006, the conservative. Economy soils and vegetation during the summer time the ice will melt in some. Our understanding of the evolution of arctic climate during the cenozoic has been increasing rapidly, as access to geological archives improves and new tools become available to unravel climate proxies and to improve both precision and accuracy of geochronologies. This includes the devolution of powers to the territories. The arctic in world environmental history jonathan d. The arctic consists of the arctic ocean and parts of canada, russia, the usa, greenland, norway, finland, sweden and iceland. Paleoeskimo occupation history of foxe basin, arctic. The arctic council is the leading multilateral forum through which canada advances its arctic foreign policy and promotes canadian arctic interests internationally. Transfer of arctic territories to canada 55 evans did note, however, that the coast some distance north of cumberland gulf had been visited in 1818 by captain ross of the british navy, who had taken possession in the usual form at agnes monument, 7030n. Temperature and precipitation history of the arctic. What are the physical characteristics of the arctic region. The arctic is located at the northernmost part of our planet. The term is derived from the greek word arktos bear, referring to the northern constellation of the bear.
Short, cool summers and long, cold winters help to maintain permafrost on the land. For whatever reason, it is clear the arctic environment is changing dramatically. Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the northwest territories, nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the inuit, the indigenous peoples of arctic canada. The plays were originally written as puppets plays but can be performed as standard readers theatre.
Scientists usually define the arctic as the area above the arctic circle an imaginary line that circles around the top of the globe. Parts of the yukon are in cordillera and some are in arctic. The great challenge of the artic 11 that are directly and indirectly concerned. Read the operational history of the hmcs labrador, canadas first heavy icebreaker capable of reliably operating in arctic waters the operational histories this series is a collection of operational histories, generated from firsthand accounts and official government narratives. Within this circle are the arctic ocean basin and the northern parts of scandinavia, russia, canada, greenland, and the u. The arctic is the region around the north pole, usually understood as the area within the arctic circle. Fisheries and oceans canada, the canadian coast guard and inuit tapiriit kanatami announce new arctic region. Since the arctic councils inception, canada has chaired the arctic council twice 19961998 and 20. The islands of this region are mostly composed of sedimentary rock. And nonarctic states, including china, have begun to play a larger role. The remains of their settlement, l anse aux meadows, are a world heritage site. Canadian arctic travel and vacations a guide to help.
Nunavut, vast territory of northern canada that stretches across most of the canadian arctic. In the middle of the short summers, the sun does not set. Climate change has resulted in higher water and air temperatures, causing permanent ice cover to diminish to record low levels seasonally. The canadian arctic is a cold region once covered in ice. Situated in the northern extremity of north america and covering about 1,424,500 km 2 550,000 sq mi, this group of 36,563 islands in the arctic sea comprises much of the territory of northern canadamost of nunavut and part of the northwest territories. It includes the arctic ocean and territories of the eight arctic states.
Cruise to greenland and the eastern entrance of canadas fabled northwest passage. It also functions as an early warning system for global climate change, as it contributes to global ocean and climate systems. External links to other internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. However with the recent discovery of natural and mineral resources in the arctic, countries such as the united states, russia and other european countries have been presenting their keen interest in the cold territory. Late quaternary history of the mackenziebeaufort region, arctic canada, from modelling of permafrost temperatures. Most scientists define the arctic as the area within the arctic circle, a line of latitude about 66.
Arctic council established by the ottawa declaration in 1996, the arctic council is the preeminent intergovernmental forum for addressing issues related to the arctic region. The arctic consists of the arctic ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of alaska united states, northern canada, finland, greenland. Arctic physical regions of canada grade 5 social studies. The term is derived from the greek arktos bear, referring to the northern constellation of the bear. Greenberg abstract this article situates the arctic in global environmental history across the long duration of time. Many people think that the arctic region is only nunavut, the yukon and northwest territories when really, the arctic is everything that is north of the 60 n parallel latitude. Dowdeswell,4 steve forbes,5 boris fridman,6 hanne hodnesdal,7 riko noormets,8 richard pedersen,9 michele rebesco,10 hans werner schenke,11 yulia zarayskaya,12 daniela accettella,10. Explore greenlands fjords, and the ilulissat glacier, a unesco site and a tongue of the greenland ice cap. What new challenges and opportunities do these developments pose to canada and other arctic states. The 100 cartoons are organized in 10 thematic panels, and span 50 years of canadian history. The presence of permafrost is just one of many ways of demarcating the northern region of canada, as it provides a natural boundary between northern and southern canada. As is typical throughout the arctic, there are more flights to more destinations in the summer months.
It also covers parts of northern quebec and the most northern parts of newfoundland and labrador. Canada played a leadership role in the establishment of the arctic council. According to the document, these interests are based on chinas existing involvement in the arctic through scientific research, resource exploration and shipping activities. Russia continues to increase its assertiveness in the region. The geology of this area is shown by the map above. The arctic council consists of the eight arctic states. European exploration began in earnest in 1497 with the expedition of john cabot, who was the first to draw a map of canadas east coast.
Geography historical and cultural development main landforms the arctic region primarily consists of mountains and exposed sedimentary and igneous bedrock covered by thick glaciers in the winter time. In our arctic foreign policy, the first and most important pillar towards recognizing the potential of canadas arctic is the exercise of our sovereignty over the far north. All of the potential users of the arctic ocean are responsible for addressing the challenges raised by the sensitivity of the environment and the low resilience of arctic marine ecosystems to human activity in particular. Another facet of our multifaceted focus on the vital arctic region, this itinerary provides unique opportunities to. The arctic policy of canada includes both the foreign policy of canada in regard to the arctic region and canadas domestic policy towards its arctic territories. It includes parts of russia, scandinavia, greenland, canada, alaska and the arctic ocean. The international bathymetric chart of the arctic ocean. Two changes have altered the geopolitical environment in the arctic over the past five to ten years. The canadian arctic archipelago is showing some effects of global warming, with some computer estimates determining that melting there. Greenland and canada adventure cruise itinerary lindblad. In northernmost north america, only mainland alaska and a small northwestern corner of canada remained largely unglaciated during the latest ice age of the pleistocene about 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago. The six cultural areas of canada are identified as the arctic cultural area, the subarctic cultural area, the eastern woodlands, the plains cultural area, the northwest plateau cultural area, and the northwest coast cultural area. The members of the arctic council include the eight arctic states canada, denmark, finland, iceland, norway, sweden, the russian federation, and the united states. Canadas northern strategy and the militarization of the.
Canada east became quebec, canada west became ontario and they were joined by new brunswick and nova scotia. Arctic, northernmost region of the earth, centered on the north pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and animal life, and other physical features. General information this region is located north of the arctic circle and the tree line. Fisheries and oceans canada, the canadian coast guard and. Arctic, northernmost region of the earth, centred on the north pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and animal life, and other physical features. Today, a vibrant maritime industry continues to serve our expansive coastline and its network of marine communities dotted from sea to sea. Canada has a long and proud naval and shipbuilding history. The list of regions of canada is a summary of geographical areas on a hierarchy that ranges from national groups of provinces and territories at the top to local regions and subregions of provinces at the bottom. The canadian arctic can be reached fairly easily from internal flights in canada that connect internationally at ottawa or edmonton and fly north to smaller airports. The european union and the arctic region communication. The arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of the earth. Canada, denmark including greenland, finland, iceland, norway, russia, sweden and the united states. It is an area of varying contrasts, from the taiga boreal forests of the subarctic region, to the tundra, permafrost and barren landscape of snow and ice of the arctic. Canada and the united states ownership of the arctic region.