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Russia Claims Large Chunk of North Pole

Posted by Zonk on from the also-santa-claus dept.

kungfoofairy writes "Russia has laid claim to over one million square kilometers of the Artic. This announcement comes on the return of a scientific expedition into the region which found that the Lomonosov Ridge connects to Russia. The area is supposed to have a reserve of 10 billion tons of natural gas and oil. 'A BBC map shows Russia's proposal; this set of maps from The New York Times illustrates the area at stake and different ways it might be divided ... The Russians have tried to advance their claim before, and were turned away by the United Nations in 2001. The new geological data is evidently meant to improve the odds for a second try. '"

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  1. I for one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I for one, welcome our new Arctic-owning coal-wielding Russian overlords.

  2. Re:Ob. by jfekendall · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia, North poles you!