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Record 1 1996-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
CONT

... the dangerous proximity of the Soviet Union across the polar basin, for parts of Arctic Canada are closer to Russia than Montreal is to Winnipeg; ...

CONT

The North Pole is covered with ice that drifts ceaselessly across the polar basin that holds the Arctic Ocean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
CONT

[...] la dangereuse proximité de l'Union soviétique qui, à certains endroits à travers le bassin polaire, se trouve plus près de l'Arctique que Montréal ne l'est de Winnipeg.

Spanish

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