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Concept: Arctic Ocean in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/542
Preferred label Arctic Ocean
Definition The smallest and most poorly studied of the oceans on earth. It covers an area of 14 million square km that is divided by three submarine ridges, i.e. the Alpha Ridge, the Lomonosov Ridge, and an extension of the mid-Atlantic ridge. It is also nearly landlocked, covered year-round by pack ice, and the third of its area is continental shelf.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
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