Gallery: Spy Agency Maps Show How the Arctic Is Heating Up

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    Bering-Strait

    Detail of the Bering Strait region from a new, unclassified NGA map, showing shipping lanes (colored lines), oil fields (hatched areas), and airfields.
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    Anchorage-DEM

    The NGA's new digital elevation model shows detail of the terrain around Anchorage, Alaska.
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    bathymetry

    A bathymetric map, showing the undersea terrain of the Arctic region.
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    boundaries

    National boundary claims in the Arctic include some that are agreed upon, some proposed, and some disputed.
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    energy-resources

    The probability of undiscovered gas or oil fields, increasing from light colors to dark.
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    sea-ice

    Past and projected minimum sea ice extents. The underlying black layer corresponds to 1980. The lighter two shades of blue correspond to projections for 2050 and 2100.
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    navtex

    The location of range of NAVTEX transmitters, which broadcast navigational warnings to mariners.
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    nautical-chart

    A nautical chart of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, near the maritime boundary between Canada and Denmark.
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