Russia has submitted a claim to the United Nations Today for 1.2 million square kilometers of Arctic sea shelf extending more than 650 kilometers from the shore. Under international law, a country has exclusive economic rights over the Arctic shelf within a 370-kilometer radius from its coast. However, Arctic nations have inclined to claim greater areas.__________________________________________________________ 俄罗斯今日已向联合国提交申请,索要120万平方公里的北极大陆架,其海岸延伸范围超过650公里.根据国际法,一国在北极大陆架离岸370公里半径范围内的区域享有专属经济权.但北极区域的国家都纷纷提出更多的领土索求.______________________________________________________
