What prevents Antarctica resources from being used?

Answer 1

The number one resource in Antarctica that is being used is data about the health of planet earth.

All land south of 60 degrees S is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which prohibits extraction technologies and commerce. It dedicates these lands to science, which scientists can use in their work.

Answer 2

The ecosystem of Antarctica is protected by international treaties

Answer 3

International Treaties

Answer 4

Many of the resources would be difficult to exploit due to the temperature and transportation problems. Beyond the international treaties that restrict development, there would be environmental concerns due to the sensitivity of the fragile ecosystem.

Answer 5

Antarctica's number one resource is raw data for scientific study of the health of planet Earth.

The only impediments to scientists accessing that data may be the occasional logistical problem, which can be solved and the data accessed.

Answer 6

The resource that is used in Antarctica is data about the health of planet earth. There is no restriction of the use of this resource, according to the Antarctic Treaty.

In addition, the treaty holds aside all of planet earth south of 60 degrees South Latitude for the study of this science. No other resource use is allowed.

Answer 7

First, the Antarctic Treaty, which governs all land on planet earth south of 60 degrees S, forbids exploitation of all natural resources on the land under its control.

Second, while there's lots of speculation about 'resources' in this geography, there is no hard evidence that any natural resources exist in 'profitable' quantities.

Third, extracting Natural Resources from polar regions is challenging and not cost effective. For example, Shell Oil has recently abandoned its efforts in the Arctic to extract oil from under the sea bed, a venture into which they had pumped about seven billion dollars before abandoning the work.

Answer 8

It is currently too expensive to make it worthwhile

Answer 9

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Answer 10

because they signed a treaty