Continental shelf claims in the central Arctic Ocean

Denmark

Agreed borders

Awaiting CLCS review

Median line

Unresolved

Greenland

Denmark

Cropped to the Arctic Circle

Norway

Russia

Recommended by CLCS

Revised submission

Russia

Norway

Canada

US

Awaiting CLCS review

Unilaterally mapped

US

Canada

Denmark

Agreed borders

Median line

Awaiting CLCS review

Unresolved boundary

Greenland

Denmark

Cropped to the Arctic Circle

Norway

Russia

Recommended by CLCS

Revised submission

Russia

Norway

Canada

US

Awaiting CLCS review

Unilaterally mapped

US

Canada

Denmark

Agreed borders

Median line

Awaiting CLCS review

Unresolved boundary

Greenland

Denmark

Cropped to

the Arctic Circle

Norway

Russia

Recommended by CLCS

Revised submission

Russia

Norway

Canada

US

Awaiting CLCS review

Unilaterally mapped

US

Canada

Denmark

Agreed borders

Awaiting CLCS review

Median line

Unresolved

Greenland

Denmark

Cropped to the Arctic Circle

Norway

Russia

Recommended by CLCS

Revised submission

Russia

Norway

Canada

US

Awaiting CLCS review

Unilaterally mapped

US

Canada

Denmark

Agreed borders

Median line

Awaiting CLCS review

Unresolved boundary

Greenland

Denmark

Cropped to the Arctic Circle

Norway

Russia

Recommended by CLCS

Revised submission

Russia

Norway

Canada

US

Awaiting CLCS review

Unilaterally mapped

US

Canada

Denmark

Agreed borders

Median line

Awaiting CLCS review

Unresolved boundary

Greenland

Denmark

Cropped to

the Arctic Circle

Norway

Russia

Recommended by CLCS

Revised submission

Russia

Norway

Canada

US

Awaiting CLCS review

Unilaterally mapped

US

Canada

Guardian graphic. Source: IBRU, the Centre for Borders Research at Durham University. Note: CLCS review involves the UN's Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Only EEZ boundaries of highlighted countries plotted