ST. PETERSBURG, July 30 (RIA Novosti) -...
territory.The UN has yet to rule on the claim. The area around the Pole is currently an international territory administered by the International Seabed Authority.
Russian Veteran explorer Artur Chilingarov will take part in the first ever dive below the North Pole. The Akademik Fyodorov research vessel, carrying Mir 1 and Mir 2 mini-submarines, is heading for the Nansen-Gakkel and the Lomonosov Ridges, where the dive will take place, following the trail of the icebreaker Rossiya. The ship left Murmansk, on the Barents Sea, July 24.
The mini-submarines were successfully tested Sunday when they submerged to a depth of about 1,500 meters (4,900 feet).
As a second phase of the Akademik Fyodorov's expedition, a new floating polar station with equipment to monitor climate changes in the region will be set up and opened in mid-September.
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