Canada started drawing seabed maps around the North Pole

According to AFP, on August 8, Canada began its scientific mission to draw seabed maps around the Arctic in the context of its efforts to claim sovereignty over the region and the surrounding sea in front of Russia and Russia. other country.

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said: " The government is committed to having the necessary information needed to ensure Canada receives international recognition of the full range of Canada's continental shelf, including the North Pole." .

According to Baird, a Canadian icebreaker has departed from St. Port. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador set out for the North Pole, the day before the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent ship departed with the mission "to collect high-quality data on the landform and texture of the seabed".

Russia and Canada have overlapping claims at both the Arctic and surrounding areas, which are evaluated by the US Geological Survey (USGS) as having 13% of oil reserves and 30% of gas reserves. Unexplored natural burning of the world.