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What are the natural resources on Antarctica?
Antarctica's natural resource is data about the health of planet earth.
What are the Natural food resources of Antarctica?
There are no natural food resources on the Antarctic continent: it's too cold.
What are the natural resources of antarctica that can be used today?
There are natural resources in Antarctica and none can be used, based on the Antarctic Treaty, which dedicates the earth south of 60 degrees South latitude to science. The treaty specifically prohibits exploitation of natural resources.
Why arent natural resources from Antarctica used more often?
Natural resources found on Antarctica aren't used often because there have not been large enough quantities found there worth exploiting
What are four natural resources of Antarctica?
Coal, oil, gas and minerals.
How do they protect natural resources of Antarctica?
they signed the treaty and they can do whatever the want with it.
How can you use the natural resources of Antarctica?
If by natural resources, you include data, then the answer you want is this: scientists study the health of planet earth based on data collected on the continent. Otherwise, there are no extractive industries allowed to establish ventures anywhere on earth south of 60 degrees S.
Is the area rich in natural resources in Antarctica?
Yes, in the natural resource of raw data regarding the health of planet earth.
Do you use natural resources that come from antarctica?
Antarctica's greatest natural resource is the data available to scientists who study the health of planet earth. If you are aware of your 'carbon footprint', for example, then you are using Antarctica's greatest natural resource. How you address your carbon footprint is your choice as an inhabitant of planet earth.
Why have the natural resources of Antarctica been largely untouched by the rest of the world?
Because of the extreme climate of Antarctica, it is nearly impossible for humans to survive there for an extended period of time. Nearly all of Antarctica is covered in ice about a mile thick. Extracting resources from the land of Antarctica would be nearly impossible and very costly.
Why don't some people not think Antarctica needs protecting?
It is possible that people think that the exploitation of earth's natural resources is profitable -- and in the case of Antarctica, this is probably not true.
Does the Antarctica treaty prevent any one nation from using the resources found there?
The Antarctic Treaty prevents all nations from using the natural resources of the continent.
