Sunday, September 19, 2010

Russian RV continues Arctic shelf exploration


Academic Fyodorov research vessel. Photo: RIA Novosti
A Russian expedition on the research vessel ‘Akademik Fyodorov’ has discovered new evidence that the undersea Lomonosov Range is a direct extension of the Arctic shelf of Siberia.

Russia claims economic rights over the Range, hoping to tap an undersea oil wealth double that of Saudi Arabia.



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