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Canada sends navy to Arctic north
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saver111	Aug 24 2005, 09:19 PM Post #1
PDFF Moderator Posts: 10,625 Group: PDFF Mod Group Member #408 Joined: March 23, 2005	Canada sends navy to Arctic north By Lee Carter BBC News, Toronto The visit by two warships to the area is the latest move to challenge rival claims in the Arctic triggered by the threat of melting ice. The move follows a spat between Canada and Denmark, over an uninhabited rock called Hans Island in the eastern Arctic region. A visit there by Canada's defence minister last month angered the Danes. Now two Canadian warships, the Shawinigan and the Glace Bay, are on a mission to display what Canada calls its territorial sovereignty over parts of the Arctic it believes are within its borders. The dispute seems rather odd, when scientists say the region around the island is unlikely to be rich in oil or other natural resources. But Canada is deeply worried that it has taken what it considers as its Arctic territory for granted. The islands were not included in border discussions between Denmark and Canada more than 30 years ago. Warming concern It is also believed that global warming is causing the rapid melting of the ice across the Arctic, and that could make the legendary North-West Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific passable for ships for the first time. The US has already said it regards the passage as an international strait, not Canadian waters. Russia, Norway and Denmark also have competing claims to the continental shelf and the natural resources such as gas and oil that may lie beneath the sea bed. If this all alarms the Canadian government, it upsets environmentalists even more. They say the Arctic is one of the last of the earth's relatively untouched pristine frontiers and that a rush to exploit it will have a devastating impact on marine mammals and the rest of the fragile eco-system there. ----- Another potential flashpoint in the making. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4175446.stm
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israeli	Aug 25 2005, 12:23 AM Post #2
Posts: 3,069 Group: Elite Member #22 Joined: July 13, 2004	i just can't imagine how the US will react to this Danish-Canadian tug-of-war in the freezing Arctic. what would Denmark and Canada on this desolate island in the Arctic Ocean? reminds of me of the Philippines' dispute with China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Taiwan over the Spratlys. at least, in the Hans Islands issue, the Canadians can bring in Kingston class maritime coastal defense vessels to enforce its claims. we Filipinos cannot do anything to strengthen our claim in those oil-rich islands in the South China Sea other than filing diplomatic protests. off-topic: the list of territorial disputes that the Philippines is into right now include: 1. Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) - disputed among the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei 2. Scarborough Shoal - disputed between the Philippines and China 3. Sabah - disputed between Malaysia and the Philippines 4. Palmas Islands (known in Indonesia as Pulau Miangas) between the Philippines and Indonesia
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adroth	Aug 25 2005, 01:49 AM Post #3
Member Posts: 1,127 Group: Regulars Member #13 Joined: July 12, 2004	For the Canadians, this is by far the best solution Time for that renegade northern state to become part of the fold I'm sure the Danes wouldn't want to be faced with "Operation Danish Freedom".
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