Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Shocking! These four facts Russian claims over the Arctic by science
After doing a lot of research over the years, Russia on August 3, yesterday handed over the dossier a claim on some of the North Pole region.
This claim has been registered officially to the United Nations Agency Affairs Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). Inevitably, the claims it makes a lot of countries bordering the North Pole was worried about remembering when the Russian claim is passed, there are some countries that will lose territory.
Interestingly, claim ownership of the North Pole by Russia would be recognized based on scientific evidence. In addition, there are still other interesting facts about the claim relating to the world of science. Here's his review
1. For the sake of the Arctic, Russia involve hundreds of scientists
if only to prove the North Pole is actually part of Russia, the Russian parliament is too polar explorer, Artur Chilingarov expedition to form a team consisting of 100 scientists.
Hundreds of scientists were assigned to search for evidence if the underwater Lomonosov mountain that stretches across the North Pole is an extension of the Russian mainland.
For the mission, they used two mini-submarines that can explore to a depth of 1.3 to 4 kilometers under water.
Later, mini-submarines will also stick tube fitted with a special titanium Russian flag in the mountains Lomonosov as a sign when the area belonged to Russia.
2. North Pole closer to Russia
In the month of May, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said that if the Lomonosov mountain is an extension of Russia from Siberia.
Siberia itself is a vast area belonging to Russia located in the north of Kazakhstan. Siberia are in Russian territory except in the southwestern tip, and it covers 75 percent of the territory of Russia.
Interestingly, based on research, the North Pole plates are moving closer to Siberia known. This certainly adds to the list of ammunition President Putin in the North Pole claim, despite the fact that the movement of the North Pole was very slow.
3. People Soviet Union first set foot on the North Pole
Initially, an American marine engineer, Robert Edwin Pearly claims to be the first to visit the North Pole in 1909. But many doubt the claim that because Robert and his team are known not to have a good navigation capabilities to achieve the ends of the Earth.
It was only in 1948, no expedition team actually managed to reach the North Pole. Interestingly, the team itself is derived from the Soviet Union which is now split into many countries, including Russia.
Based on data from the Scott Polar Research Institute, the team can come to the North Pole after flying by plane.
4. The North Pole is a haven of oil and gold
Not without reason if Russia insists on claiming the North Pole, because the territory it claims it has tremendous potential.
Data from the Barents Observer, the area of 1.2 million square kilometers that makes claims Russia is estimated to contain 594 well locations petroleum, natural gas well site 159, and 350 points with gold content.
In addition, the Arctic region can also be used as a traffic lane sea. In fact, the path from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean via the North Pole is called as a shortcut from Europe to Asia is shorter than the regular route through the Panama canal.
If successfully exploit the sea lanes, of course Russia will have many advantages, especially in the trade sector.
Source: Live Science, the Barents Observer, UN.org
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