Ottawa sends a scientific expedition to the Arctic with the aim of mapping the seabed that will allow Canada to expand its territory. According to the website of the Government of Canada, two icebreakers will study the Lomonosov Ridge area of Ellesmere Island to the North Pole.
The first icebreaker – “Terry Fox” – went to a six-week voyage on Friday, August 8, from the port of St. John’s in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The second ship expedition starts on Saturday. Both icebreaker will work in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean North-east of the Lomonosov Ridge.
The Canadian Foreign Ministry hopes that the results confirm the law of the expeditions to the Arctic shelf. According to the head of the diplomatic corps, John Baird, the country is ready to costs necessary to “Canada has achieved international recognition of its continental shelf in full».
Region, which will operate icebreakers, rich in hydrocarbons: according to estimates, which leads BBC News, it contains up to 13 percent of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30 percent natural gas.
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