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Summer expedition confirms Russia's Arctic claims: ministry

by Staff Writers
 Moscow (AFP) Sept 20, 2007
 Evidence obtained by an Arctic research expedition this summer supports Moscow's view that a ridge of sub-sea territory that stretches to the North Pole is an extension of Russia, a government ministry said on Thursday.

In a statement the natural resources ministry said that preliminary data obtained during the "Arctic 2007" expedition confirmed that a ridge known as the Lomonosov ridge "is part of the adjoining Russian continental shelf."

The ridge is being eyed not only by Russia but also by Canada and Greenland, amid increased international competition for economic rights in the Arctic.

Moscow's claims got a symbolic boost in August when a team of Russian explorers planted a Russian flag on the seabed under the North Pole. Rivals were unimpressed and said it would not help Russia's case.

The rivalry has been spurred by the prospect of reduced ice due to global warming and by hopes of extracting mineral reserves from under the seabed.

The ministry said that work on the recently collected data would be finalised in December and that an additional package of documents was being assembled for presentation to the United Nations to support Russia's claims.

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