All of the land south of 60 degrees S is governed by the Antarctic Treaty (1960), agreed to by governments representing 80% of the earth's population.
Some nation-states have laid territorial claims to parts of the continent, The treaty recognizes these claims, but holds them in abeyance and prohibits future claims.
The treaty sets the land aside for science -- the scientific study of the health of planet earth -- and precludes any development, including commercial or attempts to colonize. The extreme harsh environment makes establishing 'outposts' difficult and challenging.
The continent is too cold to support any animal life; there is no food chain on the continent, and no crops would grow.
Everything that would be required to establish an 'outpost' would of necessity be brought to the 'outpost' by ship or by airplane.
The sea ice freezes during the winter months and joins with the ice sheet, essentially doubling the size of the continent. This precludes any access to land by ship. As well, during the winter months, the extreme environment is so cold that aircraft petrol and hydraulic systems freeze.
Igloos are built in Antarctica for a survival situation only.
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Because there are no Inuit there
Igloos can be built for survival on the continent. There are no permanent igloos there. Yes, during survival school, one sleeps overnight in a newly-built igloo.
There are no indigenous people in Antarctica: igloos are built by humans. Any igloo in Antarctica is probably built by a knowledgeable extreme cold weather survivor team there to support science.
Field teams may build a survival igloo, if required, but igloos are not permanent or common on Antarctica.
Igloos can be built by people who find themselves in situations when they need shelter. These are temporary and built as needed.
No, igloos are the traditional ice-block homes of the Eskimo peoples of the Arctic.
There are no igloos in Antarctica, except those built by people in need of survival shelter because of being caught away from their research station unexpectedly.There are no igloos in Antarctica, except those built by people in need of survival shelter because of being caught away from their research station unexpectedly.
First of all to tell all the people who think that polarbears are in Antarctica, there arent actually any there. There are lots of penguins, krill and sharks and stuff...
Antarctica is melting quickly and could disapear soon however lots of scientific reaserch comes from Antarctica like the fact that penguins can swim and igloos can be perfectly made
Igloos are built as survival shelters and can be carved from the drifts of frozen ice crystals.