Australia and China inked a deal to share information about sea ice conditions in which area for better navigation and shipping?

a. Arctic

b. Antarctic

c. Polar region

d. Tundra

ANSWER: Arctic

Explanation:

Australia and China on 9th November 2015 inked a deal to share information about sea ice conditions around Antarctica to facilitate navigation and shipping. The deal was signed between China's National Marine Environment Forecasting Centre and Australia's Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in Hobart city. Reliable sea ice forecasting will be carried out through this means.