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September 26, 2006
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Map of Arctic Ocean where formerly classified submarine data are now being released for study.
"Gore Box:" The area outlined in the Arctic Ocean where formerly classified submarine data are now being released for scientific study, named for Vice President Al Gore in honor of his efforts to declassify Arctic data. The data will help assess ice thickness and global change in the Arctic.
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