Russia Plants Flag On Arctic Floor

The mission aims to symbolically claim the region believed to be.

Russia plants flag on arctic floor. The two most signifi cant events are the formal submission to the commission on the limits of the continental shelf clcs 1 to extend the continental shelf and the sym bolic planting of a russian flag in the ocean floor during the course of a scientific exploration expedition in 2007. Under the un convention on the law of the sea the five states with territory inside the arctic circle canada norway russia the us and denmark via its control of greenland have economic. Russian military plants flag at northernmost point of eurasia the flag and flagpole erected on cape fligely symbolize russia s desire for the peaceful exploration and development of the arctic. Russia plants flag staking claim to arctic region a mini submarine dropped a titanium capsule containing a russian flag on the ocean floor at the north pole thursday in a symbolic claim of the.

Russia plants flag under n pole the mir i is one of two russian craft that dived to the arctic floor russian explorers have planted their country s flag on the seabed 4 200m 14 000ft below the north pole to further moscow s claims to the arctic. Russia plants flag on arctic floor. The pair spent about an hour on the sea floor and left behind the titanium reproduction of the russian tri color flag at 1 36 p m. The pair spent about an hour on the sea floor and left behind the reproduction of the russian tricolor flag at 1 36 p m moscow time according to russia s official news agency.

Reign rights over vast parts of the arctic ocean floor.