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- Milder temperatures make Arctic sea floor exploration possibleChristian Science Monitor: As Ice Caps Melt, Russia Stakes Its Claim To Oil Rich Arctic (August 3, 2007)
- Russia beat potential rivals in the race to stake out a claim for resources at the Earth's northernmost pointChristian Science Monitor: As Ice Caps Melt, Russia Stakes Its Claim To Oil Rich Arctic (August 3, 2007)
- An area of 460,000 square miles of previously international territory could be 'claimed'Christian Science Monitor: As Ice Caps Melt, Russia Stakes Its Claim To Oil Rich Arctic (August 3, 2007)
- North Pole administered by the International Seabed Authority
- As global warming thins the icecaps, the question of North Pole ownership increases in importance
- Four Russian and two foreign explorers were aboard the subs
- Non-Russians aboard included Swedish pharmaceutical tycoon Frederik Paulsen - who reportedly helped to finance the expedition
- Subs dove 2 1/2 miles below the Arctic shelfChristian Science Monitor: As Ice Caps Melt, Russia Stakes Its Claim To Oil Rich Arctic (August 3, 2007)
- Explorers collected geologic and water samples as well as dropping the capsule
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In August 2007, two Russian submarines completed a voyage below the North Pole, planting a titanium capsule on the Arctic Ocean floor to symbolically claim potential energy reserves beneath the seabed. The Russian government announced plans in July 2008 to file a claim on the Arctic shelf with the International Seabed Authority based on their 2007 research.Moscow News: Russia Prepares Claim to Arctic Shelf (July 10, 2008)
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