Queen Elizabeth Islands on the east, Parry Channel on the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north and west. Most are uninhabited although the Natural Resources Canada's Climate Change Geoscience Program Earth Sciences Sector (ESS), has monitors on the islands. In 1969 Panarctic Oils, now part of Suncor began operating exploration oil wells in the Sverdrup and Franklinian basins and planned on establishing its resource base in the Queen Elizabeth Islands. It ceased production in the 1970s. At the 2013 GeoConvention the Arctic Islands region were called Canada's perpetual "last petroleum exploration frontier". Hogg and Enachescu argued that the development and implementation
MS Queen Elizabeth the first time in Lisbon, Portugal, in preparation for "Queen Mary 2"s 10th birthday. All three on departure sailed in a one-line formation to Southampton. 9 May 2014: Both "Queen Elizabeth" and "Queen Victoria" led in single file, "Queen Mary 2" up the Southampton channel, with both ships docking in a bow to bow formation performing a birthday salute to "Queen Mary 2". Later on, all three Cunarders gather for a fireworks display in which "Queen Mary 2" led both the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria back down the channel. 25 May 2015: The three 'Queens' at Liverpool celebrating 175