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Originally Posted by island911
Agree. However the strategic thinking is born out of shipping and a projected more open NW passage. Not due to Global warming, but due to polar volcanism.
The Russians are very interested.
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Ummm, geography check on aisle 5.
The Antarctic is the south pole so it has no effect on the opening of the NW passage due to rapidly receding arctic sea ice. A volcanic eruption under the southern ice sheet may have a disrupting effect on global sea levels.