No land south of 60 degrees S on earth is 'owned' by anyone, nation-state or otherwise.
All this land is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which specifically holds all existing land claims in abeyance, and prohibits future land claims.
Ownership of Antarctica is not important, because the phenomenon does not exist.
Antarctica, all the other continets have partial ownership of Antarctica
There is no ownership of an 'Antarctica post office'. Each research station organizes the logistics of sending and receiving mail.
Everyone who travels to Antarctica could be considered to be an 'important person'.
There are no countries in Antarctica. It is a continent dedicated to science.
Yes, all continents are important.
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Scientists are studying climate and the ozone layer. Antarctica affects the whole world.
No. There is no commerce in Antarctica, so it is not involved in international trade.
antarctica is important to Australia because it is used for the minerals. Australia thinks that using the minerals in antarctica will help the world on its abundance of minerals.
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Russia is the biggest country in the world at 17,075,400 sq km. Antarctica is not a country but a territory, with disputed ownership. Besides, it is only 13,209,000 sq km.
All humans benefit from the Antarctic Treaty, which governs all land south of 60 degrees S, including Antarctica. Ownership is non-essential to the scientific work accomplished on the continent.