past evidence is set to continue then conflict could be a very possible reality in the future. When Russian scientists planted an aluminium flag on the seabed of the North Pole in 2007 as part of their seabed evidence gathering, it caused ramifications across the Arctic. 385 Canada announced within one week of the flag planting a new $100 million deep water port facility in Nanisvik and a new army training centre at Resolute bay. 386 If the responses of other nations are the same once CLCS releases its response to the claims made by the states then a military conflict in the Arctic is much more likely than the current state of the system. As shown in figure four, the contested region in the Arctic is large and contains large numbers of undiscovered resources. An example of this is the Lomonosov Ridge, which could hold up to 75 million barrels of oil, which could be partly why Russia, Canada and Denmark have all claimed or intend to claim. 387 In addition to this, the decisions made by the CLCS are not legally binding and are dependent upon each of the states accepting, and if states disagree with the rulings it could spark a conflict in the region. Limits of the Continental Shelf, pursuant to article 76, paragraph 8, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (last updated 28 October 2016), <http://www.un.org/depts/los/clcs_new/commission_submi ssions.htm> [accessed 2 December 2016]. 385 Järvenpää and Ries, pp.136-137. 386 Haftedorn, p.338. 387 Andy Rowell, Russia Leads Arctic Oil Race (September 2010), <http://priceofoil.org/2010/09/23/russia-leads-arctic-oil-race/> [accessed 28 November 2016].
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