Photo Gallery: The Battle for the North Pole

09/19/2008

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Climate change is freeing the Arctic of ice and spurring global competition for...
Gerald Traufetter

Climate change is freeing the Arctic of ice and spurring global competition for the natural resources stored beneath. The resource grab has pitted countries bordering the Arctic against each other in some instances. Most are clamoring to change their borders to take advantage of the riches that may come as the ice melts. Pictured here is Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.

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