[Talk-us] Canadian International Boundary & Offshore Limit

[Brad Neuhauser]

This might be helpful regarding arctic boundaries/claims:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/resources/arctic/

Brad

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Sam Vekemans
<acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm just thinking about that mega Oil Spill that happened, and the Canadian
> concerns
>
> http://www.timescolonist.com/news/slick+disaster+triggers+alarm+bells+Canada/3005357/story.html
>
> One of the things im working on is mapping the National Protected areas and
> aborigional lands, were some are off-shore.
> The Atlas of Canada. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Canada is
> currently the only source for this boundary info (that i know of), so it's
> good to map it.
> .. as it show what (canada thinks is this off-shore limit border)
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/58720651
>
> Rweait noted that most countries just show the 12nm limit.  ... however...
> the world doesnt always get along :-)
>
> Because there is this "Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected area"
> (rectangle) exists  it's way outside this limit.
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/54601371
>
> So it would be interesting to see if others can find sources for the US
> international waters...  and actually map out there these ecological
> reserves are that have been damaged.  (in the gulf  of mexico) ..
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8651333.stm
>
> as well as all the ecological reserves out in the pacific & what the US
> thinks is the border limits
>
> But perhaps even more importantly is the mega drilling off Alaska / Canada
> coast.  So showing these boarders will help people at least put it into
> context.   As it's never clear where these dilling areas are planned.
> (since maps are never available)
> http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=3276
>
>
> Anyway, I'll wait until this gets rendered (at the different zoom levels),
> then wait a little more after that so to get feedback.   Then continue
> drawing this border in a few weeks.
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
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