Map Facts

This map shows the different gas, oil, and mining resources in the Arctic. The map also depicts the consistent retreat of ice cover over the Polar Sea during the last few decades. Receding ice cover will influence accessibility to mineral and energy resources both on land and in the Continental Shelf in the future. This map also shows both existing and potential sites of mineral and energy resources in the Arctic region.

Map ID: 0862

Designer/Cartographer
Linus Rispling and Johanna Roto

Data source
Grid-Arendal, ACIA, AMAP, Gaz de France, East European Gas Analysis, NSIDC, United States Geological Survey, University of Lapland, Nordregio

Published 18 June 2015

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Resources in the Arctic 2015

June, 2015

Main sites (both existing and potential) for gas and oil production, including infrastructure, mining sites, and sea ice coverage in the Arctic.

Related Staff

Linus Rispling
Senior Cartographer/GIS Analyst
Johanna Roto
GIS/Cartography Coordinator