Telecommunications: no submarine cables

Note: sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways

NOTE: The information regarding Arctic Ocean on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Arctic Ocean Communications 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Arctic Ocean Communications 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.