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Countries Lay Claim To Arctic Reservesshaun walker MOSCOW, 24 SEPT. ~ Nations laid out their claims to territory in the polar North yesterday and the vast untapped mineral wealth that lies under the Arctic Ocean. Shrinking polar ice has opened up new opportunities, with five nations ~ Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and the US ~ claiming jurisdiction over parts of the polar region which could contain as much of one quarter of the worlds undiscovered reserves of oil and gas. Russias Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin,will attend the Arctic Forum in Moscow as the stakes in the battle for control of the Arctic become ever higher. Russia, Canada and Denmark have all said they will file claims …