Though many may not be aware of it, the North Pole is among the most energetically rich territories in the whole world, and already countries such as Canada and Russia have made claims of ownership to it - and now, according to Denmark, it owns the North Pole.
While it had been known that the Denmark owns North Pole claim was in the making - an official claim had been expected for a while -, now it has been officially released by the Nordic country, as they state that the Arctic territory is a part of Greenland's continental shelf.
According to the BBC, the Denmark owns North Pole claim was presented to the United Nations last Monday December 15, as a challenge to previously posted claims from other northern countries such as Russia and Canada, both of which are heavily interested in the territory's potential energy-wise.
The biggest focus of the dispute that now features the Denmark owns North Pole claim is the Lomonosov Ridge. While it's an important site, it's basic to note that, according to a 2008 report by the US Geological Survey, about 22 percent of the world's recoverable resources of an undiscovered nature can be found north of the Arctic Circle - and that's without even counting the amazing potential in oil and gas that the North Pole has.
According to Business Insider, the Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard provided scientific data for the claim that Denmark owns the North Pole, as the country stated that Greenland - an autonomous country that's a part of the Danish State - is actually on a continental shelf that's connected to the Lomonosov Ridge, right beneath the Arctic Circle - information which is being used to support their claim of ownership of the territory.
A report by Globe and Mail states that a few years ago, Canada, Russia and Denmark had agreed to present a set of scientific evidence to support their respective ownership claims to the United Nations. Denmark is the first of the three countries to present its final report to the UN.
