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Barrow. Nome. Maritime Boundary Line. Cordova. St. Paul. Juneau. Attu. Kodiak. Ketchikan. Cold Bay. Dutch Harbor. 1992: Arctic Ice Minimum, Oil Exploration, & Fisheries. 2012: Arctic Ice Minimum, Trade Routes, Oil Exploration and Fishery Locations.
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Barrow Nome Maritime Boundary Line Cordova St. Paul Juneau Attu Kodiak Ketchikan Cold Bay Dutch Harbor
1992: Arctic Ice Minimum, Oil Exploration, & Fisheries
2012: Arctic Ice Minimum, Trade Routes, Oil Exploration and Fishery Locations Economic Drivers ~13 % world’s undiscovered oil ~30% world’s undiscovered gas ~1T USD minerals (nickel, zinc, etc.) Cargo trans-shipment (~1M tons 2012) Adventure Tourism is increasing