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# Frozen Ocean Barrier
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## Definition
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The natural barrier to navigation and trade created by Arctic and sub-Arctic waters that remain frozen for much of the year. Frozen oceans prevent maritime commerce and limit the development of markets and specialisation in regions dependent on such waterways.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 3
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## Context
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Smith identifies the frozen ocean of Tartary as a barrier that admits of no navigation, contributing to the barbarous and uncivilized state of inland Africa and northern Asia by preventing maritime commerce and limiting market development.
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## Economic Domain
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Exchange
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