Russia's claims to the Arctic

It is believed that the Arctic is not a single living soul. Today - not the case.

That's because members of the expedition to the North Pole Shelf -2010 docked with their colleagues on board the icebreaker ...

... The order of hundreds of scientists spent 70 days in the Arctic to collect evidence to support statements about Russia is that the Lomonosov Ridge is part of the Russian continental shelf.

Details of the mission are kept a closely guarded secret, but the head of the expedition, it seems very pleased with the results.
ANDREW Zenkov, head of the expedition Shelf- 2010: We have confirmed the geological contour or relief at the bottom of the Lomonosov Ridge. We collected high-quality material that meets international standards.

Russia's largest instrument for the collection of evidence - multibeam sonar ... Its hard to see, and it is impossible to touch, but he talks with scientists from the bottom of the coldest in the world ocean.

DENIS Zhilin, deputy head of the Shelf- 2010: Our competitors use similar equipment. American icebreaker Hilly, for example, is working with the same sonar. It is convenient to analyze and compare data collected on a standard.

Another deep-sea sonar will also perform its part in the expedition to the North Pole. His will set on the ice floes, and will receive information on the Lomonosov Ridge in the next year in a non-stop.

Russia rushing to collect evidence for their proposal to the UN, the review scheduled for 2013. In the same year, another claimant, Canada, will present his support of the claim to the Arctic.

Arctic are typically huge and deserted, but, according to scientists, this region contains a quarter of the world's untapped reserves of fossil fuels and a lot of diamonds, gold, platinum and other precious metals. About 60 percent of all stocks of Arctic gas are within the exclusive economic zone of Russia.

Even if the Lomonosov Ridge will not be divided, it seems, Russia has won the Arctic dispute.





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