US Geological Survey

Russia Submits 1.2 Million Sq Km Arctic Claim To UN … This Time Including The North Pole

“Russia made a new bid Tuesday for a huge swath of Arctic territory — including the North Pole — putting Canada in the position of potentially having to negotiate with the country to settle overlapping claims,” Montreal Gazette reports. According to the news agency: Canada, Russia, the U.S., Denmark and Norway have all been trying to … Continue reading →