Russia is on the hunt for a lucrative slice of the Arctic. Moscow plans to use international law to ask that a huge section of the Arctic Continental Shelf be recognised as Russian territory.
It’s the latest move in a new rush to claim the enormous natural resources believed to be under the ocean, now accessible [...]
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Arctic fever: Russia races against time to stake claim
Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Ambitions, Arctic, Arctic Ocean, Army Training, Bombers, Continental Shelf, Enormous Natural Resources, Fever, Lucrative Slice, Melting Ice, moscow, Rush, Russia, Russian Territory, Stake Claim, Training Exercises
Canada: Ocean survey looks promising for Arctic sovereignty effort
Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Uncategorized, Alpha Ridge, Bid, Canada, Canadian Landmass, Continental Shelf, Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Ellesmere Island, Geoscientist, Jacob, Law Of The Sea, Mapping Project, News Service, Preliminary Results, Seabed Mapping, Sovereignty, Survey, Un Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Verhoef
Jacob Verhoef, the federal geoscientist leading Canada’s bid to assert control of offshore territory in the High Arctic, told Canwest News Service on Friday that preliminary results of a seabed mapping project off Ellesmere Island suggest the submerged Alpha Ridge is attached to the Canadian landmass and appears likely to qualify under the UN Convention [...]
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