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TATW Map of the Months 2024

By | Multimedia
January 1, 2024
Logo of The Arctic Institute's Map of the Month

The Arctic Institute Map of the Month Initiative

Maps provide a useful means of understanding the various ways a region can be understood depending on the industry, discipline, culture or individual. Further, maps allow for the visualization of development and change in a region. Thus, the purpose of our TATW Map of the Month initiative is to highlight the various ways our changing Arctic can be visualised, by showcasing maps created by various geographers, cartographers and organisations around the world. Maps selected for each month reflect a relevant finding or event related to Arctic geography. TATW Map of the Month maps were not be created by The Arctic Institute, but rather shared with permission from the owners in order to make Arctic-related maps more accessible. Check out our 2024 TATW Maps of the Month below.

Zoomed-in version of the U.S. Arctic extended continental shelf claim showing parts of Russia, the U.S. and Canada

U.S. Extended Continental Shelf: Arctic Region (Map of the Month January 2024)

“Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio” [1595] (Map of the Month February 2024)

Gerardus Mercator’s 1595 'Septentrionalium Terrarum descriptio'––seemingly the first full map of the Arctic
Lithograph showing U.S. Navy's controversial account of Arctic discovery, 1896

Progress of Arctic exploration up to 1895 (Map of the Month March 2024)

Russian Arctic Military Bases, as of 2020 (Map of the Month April 2024)

Map of the Russian Arctic showing Russia's Arctic military facilities, as of 2020.
Map of the Arctic highlighting in various shades of green the Arctic indigenous language branches

Arctic Indigenous language branches map (Map of the Month May 2024)

Norway’s proposed deep-sea mining area (Map of the Month June 2024)

Map showing Norway's proposed deep-sea mining area in various colours
Map of ArcNet's 83 high-priority marine biodiversity conservation areas in Greenland, Canada and Russia

The ArcNet PAC network by sector with EEZ boundaries (Map of the Month July 2024)

U.S. Department of Defense 2024 Arctic Strategy map (Map of the Month August 2024)

Pentagon's 2024 Arctic strategy map, highlighting military presence and jurisdiction.
Bathymetric chart and Submarine Cable Map of the Arctic Ocean

Bathymetric and Submarine Cable Map of the Arctic Ocean (Map of the Month September 2024)

Migratory pathways in the Arctic (Map of the Month October 2024)

Arctic map showing migratory pathways of major Arctic species
Arctic map showing the the strategically critical Bear Gap between Norway and Svalbard

The strategically important Bear Gap (Map of the Month November 2024)