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What prevents the US and other countries from claiming Antarctica?
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The Antarctic Treaty (1961) recognizes seven existing territorial claims and holds them in abeyance, while prohibiting future territorial claims on Antarctica.
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Countries Mining in Antarctica?
There are no countries mining in Antarctica. Amongst other things, the Antarctic Treaty prevents mining in Antarctica.
What has prevented the US and other countries form claiming Antarctica?
The Antarctic Treaty signed in 1960, acknowledges existing claims and holds them in abeyance, but prevents future claims over any territory on the Antarctic continent.
What is the largest state in Antarctica?
There are no countries in Antarctica. Antarctica does not have any real countries, some countries on other continents have territory that they have laid claim to there, but there are no real countries on Antarctica, it is just a continent that is basically uninhabited other than research stations, and penguins.There are no countries in Antarctica
What do the mining company do in Antarctica?
Nothing. Amongst other things, the Antarctic Treaty prevents mining in Antarctica.
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.
What does antarctica have that other countries do not have?
no national debt.
Which South American countries share control of Antarctica?
Several South American countries claim portions of Antarctica, but no country controls the continent, including other countries in the world that also claim portions of Antarctica.
Which continent is south of all other countries?
Antarctica is the continent south of all other countries and continents.
What are the foods in Antarctica?
There is no indigenous population in Antarctica. Researchers and other residents in Antarctica eat the foods traditional to their own home countries.
What is the importance of the nuclear bomb?
It hopefully prevents countries from attacking each other
How do people living in Antarctica get food?
People take it with them in cans and such as it is only research teams from other countries that live in Antarctica
What do countries do to protect antarctica?
The implementation of laws that slow global warming and in other ways limit the damage of climate change are all works that countries can perform to protect Antarctica.
