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Arctic Basin
The
Arctic Basin
(also
North Polar Basin
) is an
oceanic basin
in the
Arctic Ocean
, consisting of two main parts separated by the
Lomonosov Ridge
, a
mid-ocean ridge
running between north
Greenland
and the
New Siberian Islands
. The basin is bordered by the
continental shelves
of
Eurasia
and
North America
.
The
Eurasian Basin
(also
Norwegian Basin
) consists of the
Nansen Basin
(formerly: Fram Basin) and the
Amundsen Basin
The
Amerasian Basin
consists of the
Canada Basin
and the
Makarov Basin
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