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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (105441)4/5/2014 2:32:28 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) of 219241
 
There are always fringe groups and individuals seeking media attention. We have folks here claiming some Russian Islands for Team USA...

Wrangel Island

en.wikipedia.org

Post-Soviet era

According to some US individuals[35] eight Arctic islands currently controlled by Russia, including Wrangel Island, are claimed by the United States. However, according to the United States Department of State[36] no such claim exists. The USSR/USA Maritime Boundary Treaty,[37] which has yet to be approved by the Russian Duma, does not specifically address the status of these islands nor the maritime boundaries associated with them.

On June 1, 1990, Secretary of State James Baker signed an executive agreement with Eduard Shevardnadze, the former U.S.S.R. foreign minister. It specified that even though the treaty had not been ratified, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. agreed to abide by the terms of the treaty beginning June 15, 1990. The Senate ratified the USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement in 1991, which was then signed by President George Bush.[38]

In 2004 Wrangel Island and neighboring Herald Island, along with their surrounding waters, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List.[39]


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