Russia plants flag on North Pole seabed / Battle for oil rests not on flags but on obscure UN panel

Russia planted its tri-colour national flag on the seabed more than 4km beneath the North Pole on 2 August 2007, staking a symbolic claim to a vast swathe of Arctic territory believed to be rich in oil and minerals.

United Nations: Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) http://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/clcs_home.htm

BBC News, 20.9.07: Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7005483.stm

Deutsche Welle, 13.01.08: World Races to Win Arctic Treasure Hunt http://p.dw.com/p/CmxU

ESO: Background information: Russians to plant flag on North Pole seabed http://www.europeansources.info/record/russians-to-plant-flag-on-n-pole-seabed/

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