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Nations begin Arctic scramble - 12 May 09

2012-05-16 6 Dailymotion

Five countries with Arctic coastlines have been lobbying for rights to what they believe is a wealth of natural resources.<br /><br />Under the Law of the Sea, they can explore and use resources up to 200 nautical miles from their coast but no country's continental shelf extends to the North Pole.<br /><br />Alan Fisher reports from the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen.

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