witn 080806 arctic


BBC Learning English
Words in the news
6th August 2008
Arctic dispute map
Scientists at Durham University in northern England say they have drawn up the first detailed
map showing areas in the Arctic that could become the cause of future border disputes. Our
Science Correspondent Christine McGourty reports:
The map is said to provide the most precise depiction yet of the way the Arctic region
might be divided up in future.
Last year a Russian flag was planted on the seabed under the North Pole in a symbolic move
indicating the country's claim to a vast tract of the Arctic, but there are various competing
claims involving Canada, the United States, Norway and Denmark.
The experts who produced the new map say disputes are likely to intensify as the area's
thought to be rich in oil and gas resources, and climate change is expected to make it far
more accessible in future.
Christine McGourty, BBC
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Vocabulary and definitions
to provide the most precise here, to show the areas of possible border disputes in the
depiction yet most exact and detailed way so far
the way how
divided up shared between different countries
planted put something firmly and strongly in a particular place
(historically, if you plant your flag in a particular territory,
you claim it belongs to you)
seabed the floor of the ocean or sea; the ground at the bottom of
the ocean or sea
a symbolic move an action that does not change a situation in practical terms
but expresses or represents an intention
a vast tract an extremely large area
to intensify to become greater and more serious
be rich in have a lot of
far more accessible much easier to get to
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