Ever since Russian scientists gathered data in August 2007 to support of Russia’s claim that the North Pole is part of the Russian continental shelf, there has been hostile reactions from other Arctic boundary countries and speculation that Russia’s action might trigger a “new Cold War” over the resources of the Arctic.  Namely, who gets control of Santa’s workshop.

The International Boundaries Research Unit of Durham University has developed a new map of the Artic boundaries.

As you can see on the map, Russia now claims a sizeable chunk of realestate and the resources to be found under them.  And Santa is now living in Greenland.

For more information, read the IBRU page and the associated PDF.