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The answer to today’s Geoquiz is the Lomonosov Ridge, a 1200-mile long ridge at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean that stretches from Siberia to Canada. It plays a key role in the scramble to claim sovereignty over the Arctic Ocean. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Klaus Dodds, an authority on the Geopolitics of the Arctic.

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