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1 Achieving a permanent arctic council among a group of nations with widely differing geographic, economic, cultural, and strategic interests will not be a simple task. But we believe it is a goal worth pursuing. Tom Siddon, Canada's Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

2  Many scientists define the Arctic as the area in the northern hemisphere where the average temperature does not rise above 10° C for any month of the year.

3 The Arctic is s the only place on Earth where a number of countries encircle an enclosed ocean. The Arctic nations : RRussia, CCanada, NNorway, FFinland, IIceland, DDenmark (Greenland), SSweden, UUnited States.

4  About four million people live in the Arctic. Indigenous peoples include the Inuit (Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia), Saami (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia), Athabascan Indians (Alaska, Canada), Aleut (Alaska, Russia).


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