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Given the close proximity between the Canadian Arctic Islands and Greenland (which is a self-governing part of Denmark), Canada and Denmark felt it necessary to negotiate a border which was formalized in a treaty that took effect on March 13, 1974. During the negotiations Canadian negotiators indicated that they considered Hans Island to be a part of Canada. The Danes apparently disagreed and, rather than delay the border treaty, left the issue of control of Hans Island out of the treaty. A few years later, beginning in 1980, Canada's Dome Petroleum Company began doing some preliminary surveys around Hans Island and, when this was discovered by the Danes, interest in Hans Island began to heat up.
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This Flora of the vascular plants of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago is in DELTA electronic database format. It provides illustrated, interactive, identification to the more than 300 taxa known to occur on the Canadian Arctic Islands. There is ... information on other species that occur nearby on Continental North America, and should be looked for on the islands. The Poaceae treatment was first released in 1995 (Aiken et al. 1995) in conjunction with a paper describing the methodology (Aiken et al. 1996). It represented the culmination of 11 years of work on Arctic grasses. The treatment of the Saxifragaceae was released in 1997 (McJannet et al. 1997; Aiken et al. 1998).
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The author of this site states: "this document is a sampling of scenery, wildlife, flora, and geology I have photographed mainly on Ellesmere, Axel Heiberg, and Amund Ringnes islands in the Canadian Arctic during geological fieldwork in 1987, 1990, and 1993." The web site offers little text, but the photographs are incredibly beautiful.
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"Levere's book is the first comprehensive examination of scientific activity in the Canadian arctic islands from 1818 to 1918, and it is truly an impressive work. Drawing on a masterful understanding of the physical and natural sciences and an exhaustive reading of the various sources, Levere has produced a richly informed assessment of the motives underlying arctic science, the investigators and their activities, and the discoveries and advances. Little is overlooked. Levere is just as comfortable discussing techniques and instruments as he is personalities and politics. The story is ... amply supplemented by maps, sketches, and photographs that nicely complement the text....Levere is to be commended for what should quickly prove to be the standard reference work on the subject. He has tackled a formidable project and produced a fine piece of scholarship on the Arctic."
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In 1966 geologists believed the Sverdrup Basin in the Canadian Arctic Islands held vast quantities of hydrocarbons; ... the extent of these oil and gas reserves had not been proven through the drilling of wells. A large number of firms held the exploration permits issued by the Canadian Government. The Canadian Government and the permit holders wanted this area explored. Each permit holder wanted to know how much oil and/or gas lay under the acreage covered by his permit.
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During 1958-1968 charter operations in the Arctic Islands continued to grow and expand. Larger aircraft such as Beavers and single-engined Otters were used for this unique requirement. Scientific and government agencies engaged in exploration, survey and mapping were the first major customers to use this service.
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