Russia to boost Arctic research efforts
Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010

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Russia is boosting its research efforts to support its claims for parts of the Arctic continental shelf, the Kremlin's pointman for the Arctic said Monday.

Artur Chilingarov told reporters that he will head an expedition next month to launch a drifting research station in the Arctic to gather scientific data in support of Russia's claim on Arctic territories.

Russia, the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway have all been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, which is believed to contain as much as a quarter of the Earth's undiscovered oil and gas.

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- Arctic and Antarctica ! ....
- Lomonosov Ridge, an underwater mountain range > we should have a look at that !!!

What is so available in those places? Something more than oil? Yes? AU organism?