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METAREA XVII

ISSUING SERVICE:	Canada
PREPARATION SERVICE:	Canada; For USA waters provided by the National Weather Service, USA
COVERAGE:	The Arctic Ocean bounded by 67°N and 168°58’W to 90°N 168°58’W, 90°N 120°W, southward to the Canadian coastline along the 120°W meridian
SATELLITE OCEAN REGION:	APAC (Asia/Pacific Ocean Region) replaces POR (Pacific Ocean Region)

SATELLITE SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION

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Limits of METAREAS - World Map

MSI

INMARSAT-C Land Earth Stations (LESs) accepting Short Access Code (SAC) 41 messages

TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION

COUNTRY	MAPS	GMDSS	MSI
COUNTRY	MAPS	DSC	NAVTEX	FACSIMILE	HF-NBDP
World Map	NAVTEX stations
World Map	Radio-Facsimile

METAREA XVII & XVIII- Canada	Northern and Arctic waters
METAREA XVII - Canada	Forecast areas - Western Arctic
Canada		DSC	NAVTEX	FACSIMILE	HF-NBDP
United States of America (Alaska)	Forecast areas - Northern Alaska	DSC	NAVTEX	FACSIMILE

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