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The Lomonosov Ridge |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 1:32 pm |
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I also published this article to my personal blog at Cyclelicious. Russia, Canada, and Denmark are all moving to claim big portions of the Arc tic Ocean -- including the North Pole -- for future oil exploration and recovery as global warming melts the permanent sea ice in the frozen north. An underwater feature called the Lomonosov Ridge extends from Russia's New Siberian Islands, across the North Pole and to Canada's Ellesmere Island. Denmark is working to prove that this oceanic ridge is actually an extension of Greenland. Each nation claims that the ridge is an extension of its continental shelf. According to the UN Convention on Law of the Sea, a nation has exclusive rights to the resources that lie on the continental shelf that extends from the nation. Russia is sending an expedition to the North Pole to send a minisub to plant a flag on the ridge and backs it claim for ownership of the ridge. Canada, in response, ordered C$7 billion in new military equipment [ Full article ] |
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