Beaufort Sea

erwinkennythomas on Sep 25, 2011

The Beaufort Sea is a part of the Arctic where Shell will begin drilling in 2012.

The Beaufort Sea

Is some 3.4 million

Square miles of ice.

It’s part of the Arctic

And is situated north

Of Alaska and Canada

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It extends northeast

From Point Barrow, Alaska

Toward Lands End

On Prince Patrick Island

And westward from Bank Island

To the Chukchi sea

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Year round the water

Barely gets above 32 degrees

Farenheit

The MacKenzie River

Deposits about 15 tons

Of sedimentary material

In the sea

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Air quality permits were issued

On September 19, 2011

By the Environmental Protection

Agency

For Shell to begin drilling in 2012

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More than 70 phyoplankton species

Are found in the sea

Image via Wikipedia

Already, 40 percent

Of the ocean

Is heavily influenced

By humans

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FX777222999 on Sep 25, 2011
Thanks for this article, it helps.
Dreamy777 on Sep 25, 2011
very nice work
Ruby Hawk on Sep 25, 2011
I do wish we would take care of our natural environment. We will destroy it yet.
rgreenfield on Sep 25, 2011
very interesting… thanks for sharing erwin!
galore on Sep 25, 2011
nice read, Thanks for sharing
mtrguanlao on Sep 25, 2011
Great poem!
girishpuri on Sep 26, 2011
great imagination
good one
aheed411 on Sep 26, 2011
Beautiful poem
Farzeela Fee Faisal on Sep 27, 2011
Alaska reminds me of the movie ‘Into the Wild’.. beautiful one!
PR Mace on Oct 1, 2011
Nicely done.

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