Using Scraps of Land to Claim the North Pole
Tuesday October 30th 2007
Filed Under Current Events, World
With various countries fighting for control over the North Pole, Denmark is staking their claim based on a new island exposed by receding ice. The minute island, which is around 40 meters long, was discovered in July off the northern coast of Greenland which is under Danish jurisdiction.
Source: Northern pebbles new pawns in Arctic chess game ~ Reuters
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