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The Treaty preserves all land south of 60 degrees S for science and the study of the health of planet earth.
This means that there is no ownership of these landmasses, so there can be no commercial ventures or extractive industry work. As well, nothing nuclear is allowed.
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What are they doing to stop oil spills in antarctica?
Oil spills are not a phenomenon on Antarctica. There are fuel spill accidents, which are cleaned up immediately and logged. There are no commercial ventures on earth south of 60 degrees S, per the Antarctic Treaty, so there is no oil drilling that could cause an 'oil spill'.
What is the position of Antarctica?
Unoccupied territory
Recent threats that antarctica has faced?
In January 2008, a previously unknown and unnamed Antarctic volcano erupted blowing a substantial hole in the ice sheet and shot gas and ash 12 km into the air. The volcano, which had not erupted for about 2,300 years, is located close to the Pine Island Glacier. It is said to be the biggest eruption in Antarctica for 10,000 years. Scientists said it may explain the speeding up of historically slow-moving glaciers in the region. Until recently, Mount Erebus was the only active volcano on Antarctica. Other inactive volcanos include Mount Terror, Mount Bird and Mount Terra-Nova. There are about 20 inactive volcanos on Antactica.
What countries would stop you from mining oil or gold in Antarctica?
The Antarctic Treaty -- signed by governments representing 80% of the earth's population -- prohibits commercial exploitation of earth south of 60 degrees South Latitude. Any such effort would be stopped by any one of the signatory country enforcers.
What are people doing to stop the hole in antarctica?
People are banning CFC's. They are also planting trees.
Why is an Antarctica treaty needed?
To refrain world powers from spoiling the 100% lakes below Antarctica's ice and to stop them from mining the on and below Antarctica's land surface. In short: Refrain world powers from mining the **** out of it.
Why have huskies stopped going to antarctica?
They were removed because there were fears that the seal population would shrink because the scientist's were killing the seals to feed to the huskies.When that was a rather bad idea because there is 30 million seals of just one species and the population of them are increasing and huskies were needed to pull sleighs.
When did sealing stop in the Antarctic?
not yet?....
What is 'Mineral Regime' of Antarctica and why is there a proposal to consider Antarctica as 'World Park'?
In 1983, the various countries that claim parts of Antarctica began negotiations to set up a Mineral Development Regime, so that any mining would be carefully controlled. Environmental groups, led by Greenpeace, launched a campaign to stop this. In 1988, the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resources (CRAMRA) was adopted, and the countries concerned had one year to ratify it. However Australia and then France announced they would not agree, so the convention lapsed. They suggested instead a Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the 'Madrid Protocol') and this was agreed to by all the member countries. This started in 1998 and it bans all mining activities in Antarctica until 2048. It also calls the continent a 'natural reserve devoted to peace and science'.
Why did flights to Antarctica stop for a period?
There are no commercial flights to anywhere on the Antarctic continent. Logistical air supply flights are not viable during the dark winter months, because hydraulics and fuel freeze at extreme low temperatures.
When you take off to Antarctica do you stop at other countries?
You always stop at other countries, because there is no commercial aviation to Antarctica.
Is the Antarctic fur seal endangered?
The Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) inhabit the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. They are hunted by polar bear, killer whales, green sharks, and the indigenous people of the Arctic region. Though threatened by predators, they are not currently thought to be endangered.
