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September 22, 2010

The Struggle for Arctic Riches

Richard Galpin, BBC News

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Could the Arctic become a battleground over control of large reserves of oil and gas thought to lie under the Arctic Sea, or will there be co-operation in the polar region?

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TAGGED: Arctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Russia

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