Scientist plans to 'look back in time' to analyse melting ice caps
London, June 8 ANI: A scientist declared that he planned to 'look back in time' to estimate how much ice caps could melt because of climate change. Dr Craig Storey, of the University of Portsmouth,  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Jun 08
Russia to set new border line in Arctic
INT10International/Diplomacy/DefenceRussia to set new border line in ArcticBy Maxim KransMoscow, Sep 24 RIA Novosti Recent discussions about national geopolitical concerns and spheres of interest have predictably reached the issue of Russia's northern border. President Dmitry Medvedev set the task of formalizing Russia's right to a considerable part of the Arctic shelf at the Sep 17 meeting of the country's Security Council. This will "turn the Arctic into Russia's resource base  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Sep 24
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Svalbard Svalbard is located in the north of Europe, between Norway and the North Pole, and in the Arctic Ocean. The archipelago is situated to the northernmost part of Norway. Longyearbyen is the capital of Svalbard  read more
Posted by subhasis on Saturday Aug 16
Iceland
Iceland, the 18th largest island in the world and 2nd largest island in Europe is situated in northern Europe, comprising the main island of Iceland and islets in the North Atlantic Ocean between Europe and Greenland  read more
Posted by subhasis on Wednesday Jul 23
Greenland
Greenland, the largest island of the world is located in the northern North America. It is a self-governing Danish territory. The nearest countries of Greenland are Iceland and Canada. Home rule was granted in 1978 by Denmark to Greenland  read more
Posted by subhasis on Saturday Jul 19
Denmark
The Kingdom of Denmark is located at the Scandinavian region of northern Europe. It is bounded by Germany to the south, Sweden to the northeast, Norway to the north and Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the east and west respectively  read more
Posted by subhasis on Monday Jul 07
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