list 5 countries that have research bases in atartica august 2011?
To name a few: Great Britain, New Zealand, China, Russia, Chile, Argentina, Australia, South Africa and the United States of America, all support research stations on Antarctica.
Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri are the 2 Indian stations in Antarctica.
The National Science Foundation -- representing the United States of America in Antarctica -- supports three permanent research stations on the continent, namely:Amundsen-Scott South Pole StationMcMurdo StationPalmer StationThe foundation supports other stations that operate during the austral summer, some of which are temporary.
They go there. There are many different seasonal and permanent research stations all over the continent that are operated by individual and joint ventures by different countries including the U.S., U.K., and Russia, just to name a few.
Antarctica is a continent with no sovereignty: there are no countries in Antarctica.
There are no countries in Antarctica.
There are no countries on the continent of Antarctica.
There are zero countries in Antarctica -- there is no government there - national, state, provencial, or local. Many countries claim lands in Antarctica; the claims overlap in some cases and some areas remain unclaimed. The Antarctic Treaty governs all the earth south of 60 degrees South Latitude, and the treaty is subscribed to by governments representing about 80% of the earth's population. The Antarctic Treaty was ratified by the final signatory country in 1960. It continues in full force and effect today.
There are no countries on the Antarctic continent.
Three research stations are funded and supported by the US government. They are Palmer Station, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and McMurdo Station.
No, not in the standard concept of 'inhabited areas'. Antarctica is home to various research facilities supported by different countries. These facilities are usually less than one square kilometer in size. In the summer, there are usually 4-5,000 people on the continent, and in the winter, less than 1,000.
In Antarctica, the British Antarctic Survey maintains these facilities:Bird Island on South Georgia Island,Halley on the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica,King Edward Point on South Georgia,Rothera on Adelaide Island, Antarctica,Signy in the South Orkney Islands,Fossil Bluff Forward logistics facility, Alexander Island, Antarctica, andSky Blu, Forward logistics facility, Antarctica.