Abstract
The Russian Federation's claim to the 2,500,000 km2 area of the Arctic continental shelf is based mainly on the inclusion of the Lomonosov and Mendeleev Ridges as part of the Russian continental margin. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea does not clearly define differences between oceanic ridges and natural components of the continental shelf. The main burden of interpretation rests with the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. How the Commission deals with Arctic ridges will influence the scope of claims from all the other coastal states with adjacent ridges and natural components of the continental shelf.
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