THE CANADIAN ARCTIC

As the polar icecap melts, and according to the US Geological survey, up to a quarter of the world undiscovered oils and gas may lie beneath the polar seabed - far more than Saudi Arabia total known reserves - will become accessible for the first time, along with vast mineral wealth. New Studies show that by 2013, the Arctic Ocean will be free of ice during the summer. But the question of who owns what in the Arctic is far from clear.