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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:55 am
I saw a documentary on BBC a long time ago, about mapping. I though it might be boring, but surprisingly it wasn't. States have used maps to lie, cheat and steal for centuries. Look at the maps of China that do and don't include Tibet. Or Kashmir. Or Taiwan.
Rule #1 of statecraft; If you can map it, you own it, and can tax it. And that is how the rules work with the North Pole. If the continental plate the North Pole is part of the continental plate of your country, then you own the North Pole. And all the resources under it.