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What are the Antarctic territories?

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10y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Several nations claim territories on the Antarctic continent, however these claims are held in abeyance and have been on hold since 1960 with the signing of the Antarctic Treaty.

You can read more about these claims in this link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica

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