> America just got a whole lot bigger. The United States has successfully claimed an additional one million square kilometers beneath the ocean, expanding its extended continental shelf boundaries.
> Yes, it’s like America just bought a new basement, one that is almost 60% the size of Alaska.
> Mead Treadwell, former lieutenant governor of Alaska and chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, helps us understand the situation.
> “America is larger than it was yesterday. It’s not quite the Louisiana Purchase. It’s not quite the purchase of Alaska, but the new area of land and subsurface resources under the land controlled by the United States is two Californias larger,” Treadwell explained.
Mrchristopherrr on
Since it’s American shouldn’t this be in miles?
gnurdette on
Is that counting the expansion of Georgia every time we mention Jimmy Carter?
MayorofTromaville on
So when do we start sending merpeople to settle it and create more states?
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> America just got a whole lot bigger. The United States has successfully claimed an additional one million square kilometers beneath the ocean, expanding its extended continental shelf boundaries.
> Yes, it’s like America just bought a new basement, one that is almost 60% the size of Alaska.
> Mead Treadwell, former lieutenant governor of Alaska and chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, helps us understand the situation.
> “America is larger than it was yesterday. It’s not quite the Louisiana Purchase. It’s not quite the purchase of Alaska, but the new area of land and subsurface resources under the land controlled by the United States is two Californias larger,” Treadwell explained.
Since it’s American shouldn’t this be in miles?
Is that counting the expansion of Georgia every time we mention Jimmy Carter?
So when do we start sending merpeople to settle it and create more states?
Manifest Destiny!
I don’t speak European or whatever
So we’re officially 3rd now above China?