Denmark claims north pole. (Ocean floor only, ice DLC coming soon). - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Denmark and Greenland make claims on a seabed area in the Arctic, which is more than 20 times larger than Denmark. The North Pole is ours, and the same is no less than 895,000 square kilometers of barren seabed of the Arctic Ocean north of Greenland. Such is the claim that the Danish diplomats on behalf of the commonwealth Monday morning local time submit to the UN headquarters in New York. The vast area equivalent to 20 times the area of Denmark, and although the claim only applies to what is on and in the seabed, it is according to Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard (R) historically important requirement. - It is rare that you get the opportunity to change its borders and make our country and national community larger. The bigger we are, the greater the opportunity to use our influence in the world in general and especially in this area of the globe, he says to Ritzau. Denmark and Greenland is not alone to claim the area, which also Canada, Russia, USA and Norway are after each part. Especially the North Pole will be according Lidegaard "probably be more that will put a ticket into". - And this is a little odd, because there are not some great mineral or else at the North Pole. It's pure symbolism, he says. The rest of the Danish and Greenland requirements also most seems to have symbolic value shown by the large amounts of data, as senior adviser Christian Marcussen and his colleagues from Geus has collected in the field. - The probability that there are commercial deposits of oil and gas in the area, is very small. The cost to extract them would also be very high, not to mention the environmental aspects of this icy waters, says Christian Marcussen. The Danish and Greenland requirements in this area is very technical and based on the data to prove that the 895,000 square kilometers of seabed is directly related to the same continental shelf as Greenland. The problem is that it believes the other countries bordering the Arctic also that their countries are, and technically they can all be right in that they are associated with the same icy seabed. Therefore, it is agreed in advance that if the 21 experts of the UN Commission to assess states' requirements, comes forward to more - scientifically speaking - can claim the same territory, countries have even move towards agreement. And the debate can be quite a mouthful, admits Martin Lidegaard. - The negotiation process will be difficult. There is no reason to conceal. But it's great that we have agreed that it should be done on a scientific basis, he says.[/QUOTE] Some facts [QUOTE]Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands will get hold of the Arctic seabed. Canada, Norway, Russia and the United States require the same.* Under the name of the National Community Continental Shelf Project makes Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands in the UN together claim the seabed areas that is 40 times larger than Denmark. * The latest claim filed Monday and issued to 895,000 square kilometers of seabed north of Greenland - equivalent to more than 20 times the size of Denmark. * In advance, Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland filed four other claims on seabed areas totaling 873,000 square kilometers. * The requirements apply only seabed and what had to hide it and not the water column or surface. * Canada, Norway, Russia and the United States also claim their own part of the 895,000 square kilometers. * North Pole is covered by the area because it is close by the underwater uplift the Lomonosov Ridge, which scientists believe is part of the same continental shelf as Greenland. * The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), which addresses requirements of a coastal State bordering the Arctic Ocean. * The Commission consists of 21 experts in geology, geophysics or hydrography. * The Commission will determine the requirements one by one, starting with Russia. * The Danish national community of requirements expected until finalized in year 2027th * The Commission takes no position on which country has the right to an area that several claims right. Only if it is technically consistent with the country's continental shelf. * Overall, the state has spent about 300 million dollars on data collection in order to justify his claim.[/QUOTE] Source [URL]http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/samfund/2014-12-14-historisk-nu-goer-danmark-krav-paa-nordpolen-i-fn[/URL] North pole now, the world tomorrow! Skål!

Move the entire nation there

I sure hope the ice won't be melting anytime soon. [B] Edit: [/B]Sleepvalley warned us.

Take Skåne with you

Yeah, good luck getting Canada, Russia, and the US to go along with this plan to hand over claims to a country a fraction of their individual sizes. Now, a shared split claim or something, that's different and more reasonable.

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;46712769]Yeah, good luck getting Canada, Russia, and the US to go along with this plan to hand over claims to a country a fraction of their individual sizes. Now, a shared split claim or something, that's different and more reasonable.[/QUOTE] C'mon man we don't want to piss off the viking. Unless Canada's lumberjack special forces want to handle this.

[QUOTE=Rixxz2;46712748]Take Skåne with you[/QUOTE] Fuck Skåne, give it to finland or something.

[QUOTE=LtKyle2;46712998]C'mon man we don't want to piss off the viking. Unless Canada's lumberjack special forces want to handle this.[/QUOTE] Bring it. We've got a whole branch of Tim Horton's Commandos stationed up there.

Yoink

You'll have to take it from our cold, dead, Timbit-clutching hands.

Us or the Norwegians at least, come on.

Give it to North Korea.

Antarctica part 2: Santa's Boogaloo [Img_thumb]http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/alevel_img/treaty_map_600.jpg[/Img_thumb]

Give it to Congo.

Rather Denmark or Norway than any of the alternatives. The US and Russia would have a field day drilling the place to shit.

[QUOTE=demoguy08;46713229]Rather Denmark or Norway than any of the alternatives. The US and Russia would have a field day drilling the place to shit.[/QUOTE] well we do have a pretty decent claim with our shared territories with greenland. It makes us the country closest to the north pole in terms of mainland.

Can't we have one bit of land on this planet which doesn't belong to anybody? I mean, until recently, there was that patch of land in-between Tunisia and Egypt, but now some guy claimed that in order to officially title his daughter a Princess.

[QUOTE=spiritlol;46713194]Antarctica part 2: Santa's Boogaloo [Img_thumb]http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/alevel_img/treaty_map_600.jpg[/Img_thumb][/QUOTE] I think it's kind of funny that Argentina's claim is directly within the UK's claim.

[QUOTE=Jamsponge;46713265]Can't we have one bit of land on this planet which doesn't belong to anybody? I mean, until recently, there was that patch of land in-between Tunisia and Egypt, but now some guy claimed that in order to officially title his daughter a Princess.[/QUOTE] well no thats not happening. there are too many counteractive intrests to allow unclaimed territories in this world.

To be honest, the North Pole is historically Danish, and the North Polaks have been oppressing the Danish-speaking minority there.

No wonder why Lego did those arctic themed lego sets.

[QUOTE=Riller;46713364]To be honest, the North Pole is historically Danish, and the North Polaks have been oppressing the Danish-speaking minority there.[/QUOTE] there are also fascist elements within the north pole government

[QUOTE=joshjet;46713282]I think it's kind of funny that Argentina's claim is directly within the UK's claim.[/QUOTE] LAS ANTÀRTIDA SON ARGENTINAS

My danish friend and I joke about this all the time. Not sure why our countries fight over it, there's not much there anyway.

Good luck.

[QUOTE=hypno-toad;46713447]there are also fascist elements within the north pole government[/QUOTE] Damn penguins.

[QUOTE=FlakAttack;46713547]My danish friend and I joke about this all the time. Not sure why our countries fight over it, there's not much there anyway.[/QUOTE] Potential oil/minerals/precious metals that will become more and more accessible as global warming sets in.

First man to conquer the North Pole was Norwegian so I think its apt we get some more territory. :v:

[QUOTE=Black;46713774]First man to conquer the North Pole was Norwegian so I think its apt we get some more territory. :v:[/QUOTE] Ooh, no you don't! Don't you damn mountain-monkies try to pull that trick on us again!

[QUOTE=Black;46713774]First man to conquer the North Pole was Norwegian so I think its apt we get some more territory. :v:[/QUOTE] Then the moon is now an American state. What have you done.