RUSSIA – NORTH POLE
May 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLRUSSIA has unambiguously staked its claim to territorial rights to wide swathes of the Arctic Ocean between its northern coast and the North Pole, waters that are currently frozen for most of the year, but which may become more accessible to submarine mining thanks to global warming.A group of 12 scientists, led by polar explorer and parliamentarian Artur Chilingarov, have set up camp on an ice floe about 150 km from the North Pole. They plan to spend the next six months studying the Arctic environment, assessing mineral reserves on the Arctic ...
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