De meste indlysende resultater af disse forandringer er muligheden for at fastlægge nye transport- og handelsruter, og den mulighed, der allerede fremstår tydeligt, for at udnytte naturressourcer og udvinde olie og gas.
The most obvious results of these changes are the possibility of establishing new transportation and trade routes, and the possibility, which is already clearly in view, of exploiting natural resources and extracting oil and gas.