 In the document it is proposed to establish the outer limits of the continental shelf of Russia beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone, but within the Russian Arctic sector.The territory claimed by Russia in the submission is a large portion of the Arctic within its sector, extending to but not beyond the geographic North Pole.One of the arguments was a statement that Lomonosov Ridge, an underwater mountain ridge passing near the Pole, and Mendeleev Ridge on the Russian side of the Pole are extensions of the Eurasian continent.