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Russia stakes claim on North Pole.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
On August 2, two deep-diving Russian mini-submarines descended more than 2 1/2 miles under North Pole ice to plant a Russian flag on the ocean floor.
Russia portrayed the event as a technical achievement, with its goal being the peaceful advancement of "scientific research." But the only "science" Russia appears to have in mind is exploiting the oil and natural-gas deposits under the polar seabed.
The absurdity of Russia's "achievement" was that it occurred in an area that has already been apportioned by international treaty among Arctic nations like Norway, Denmark, Canada, and the United States. Russia is trying to change the treaty's terms by claiming that the Lomonosov ridge under the water is part of a ...
- Arctic debate: Russia's claim to the North Pole raises a red flag.(WORLD NEWS)
- Magazine article from: WR News, Senior Edition (including Science Spin) September 7, 2007 700+ words
...happy. They say the North Pole is not part of any country and that Russia does not have a...United States, Russia, Canada, Norway...Circle, where the North Pole is located. Under...want to control the North Pole? Background * Is this the first time Russia has ...
- THE COLDEST WAR; As the oil wells run dry, the last great energy reserves lie...
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) May 21, 2009 700+ words
...the race for the North Pole's oil wealth...millions upgrading Russia's Northern Fleet...Klondike near the North Pole, powered by floating...least because Russia has such a dismal...War over the North Pole was, until Russia's invasion of...
- EU-RUSSIA ENERGY RESERVES : EU LEFT AT STARTING LINE IN RACE TO NORTH POLE?
- Newspaper article from: Europe Energy April 9, 2008 700+ words
...August 2007, Russia took the world...submarine to the North Pole to plant a flag...potentially lucrative. Russia is trying to copper...this race to the North Pole is only beginning...cannot challenge Russia's North Pole claim because...
- News from Russia: Drifting Station `North Pole-35' set up in Arctic.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune September 21, 2007 700+ words
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia _ The drifting station research unit `North Pole-35' was set up in the Arctic Friday, said Sergei...site. Paolo Pezzi, 45, who has lived and worked in Russia for 10 years, heads a Roman Catholic seminary in St...
- Canada challenges Russia over North Pole.(Canada/World)
- Newspaper article from: The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario) May 25, 2009 700+ words
...ventured beyond the North Pole into areas claimed by Russia. The flights are the...Arctic Ocean. Although Russia hasn't filed a formal...waters leading up to the North Pole, it has made no secret...to do so. Still, Russia has consistently promised...
- Who owns the North Pole? Russia is the latest country to stake a claim to the...
- Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic October 15, 2007 700+ words
...researchers planted their country's flag on the seabed under the North Pole, nearly 2 miles down. The flag was meant to symbolize Russian...country's signing the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea. Russia, for example, has until 2009. The U.S., which has up...
- Mission: North Pole.(TIME LINE READING SKILLS)
- Magazine article from: SuperScience January 1, 2008 700+ words
...first person to reach the North Pole alone. He traveled using...Mikhail Malakhov from Russia skied to the North Pole. They were the first...person who has reached the North Pole the most times? A. Canada B. Russia C. United States D...
- Whose Pole is it?(Going Global)(international law on owning the North Pole)
- Magazine article from: Cobblestone Lusted, Marcia Amidon April 1, 2009 700+ words
...Lomonosov Ridge actually links Russia's Siberian territory with the North Pole and gives Russia the right to claim the...14,000 feet below the North Pole. The United Nations Commission...Continental Shelf ruled against Russia's claim, but Russia...
