are canada, sweden, russia, and alaska cold
At the time, Great Britain and Russia were the big players in the Arctic and their 1825 Boundary Treaty established the boundary between what is now Alaska and the Yukon along the 141st W meridian and as far as âthe Frozen Ocean.â That treaty is important to Canadaâs claim in the Arctic.
Like Sweden and continental Denmark, Finland is not bordered by the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Circle crosses it about a third of the way south from its most northern point, neighbouring on Norway, which is roughly 1,700 kilometres from the North Pole. Finlandâs Arctic region â Lapland â is inhabited mainly by the Sami. sÃ¡mi