According to Canada.com, Canadian researchers have teamed up with Danish scientists to offer proof that the Lomonosov Ridge is, in fact, a natural extension of the North American continent. Russia, on the other hand argues that the rigde is an extension of the Siberian land. The scientific findings, the initial result of years of sea floor mapping and millions of dollars in research investments by the Canadian and Danish governments, are to be presented at the 2008 International Geological Congress in Oslo under the title “Crustal Structure from the Lincoln Sea to the Lomonosov Ridge, Arctic Ocean.” Canada intends to hand in its claims to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the course of the next couple of years. Also Russia and Denmark are preparing their bids to the UN body. From before, Norway has handed in its claims. The Oslo conference will be the site for major interest in the disputed Lomonosov Ridge. Also a Russian study on Lomonosov-Siberian connections will be presented, as well as a study by the U.S. Geological Survey on the ridge’s oil and gas potential.
