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Ever since 2007, when Russian explorer Artur Chilingarov planted the russian flag under the arctic sea, debate has been raging over what country actually owns the north pole. That debate may soon be over. Russia is planning to go to the United Nations and stake a claim on the north pole, claiming it is part of its land mass. If Russia is successful, they will have added over 380,000 square miles of land mass to their country, and will have jurisdiction over a quarter of the worlds hydrocabon resources, fisheries, and newly opened trading routes.

Even though Russia says that it connects to The Arctic, Canada, America, Denmark, and Norway also have arctic coasts, and could make the claim over the north pole.

So what do you guys think? Will the north pole belong to russia? or will some other country claim it as well?

Source-https://www.businessinsider.com/russias-about-to-annex-380000-square-miles-of-the-arctic-2011-8

I hope the Democratic Republic of Congo gets it.

Always been a fight over the north pole.......couple years back it started
Russia only wants it because it has a massive amount of resources hidden under it and could be used as a trade route.
I don't they are going to get it because what they are trying to do is pretty weak :/

I guess we see it becoming a collection of nations owning it.

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This is interesting, how can they claim ownership to it. Seems as much Canada's as Russia. Maybe they will do a treaty together.

Russia sucks.

I hope it becomes a luxurious vacation destination.

If its anything of importance Obama will let it slip away and blame it on someone else..

Shit man I hope no fighting happens with Canada, I don't feel like getting nuked.

I like the picture of santa with the vodka. I hope it goes to a small country

they can have it who cares