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Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica.These countries have tended to place their Antarctic scientific observation and study facilities within their respective claimed territories; however, a number of such facilities are located outside of the area claimed by their ...
Contiguous transcontinental states are those countries that have one continuous or immediately adjacent piece of territory that spans a continental boundary.More specifically, they contain a portion of their territory on one continent and a portion of their territory on another continent, while having these two portions connected via a natural geological land connection (e.g. Russia) or the ...
Russia Russian Antarctic Expedition 1956 50 50 25 +6: −11.3 Neumayer III: Atka Bay Germany Alfred Wegener Institute: 2009 60 60 9 0: −16.0 Novolazarevskaya: Queen Maud Land Russia Russian Antarctic Expedition 1961 70 70 40 0: −10.3 Orcadas: Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands Argentina Instituto Antartico Argentino, Argentine Navy: 1903 ...
Colonization of Antarctica is the establishing and maintaining of control over Antarctic land for exploitation and possibly settlement. [1]Antarctica was claimed by several states since the 16th century, culminating in a territorial competition in the first half of the 20th century when its interior was explored and the first Antarctic camps and bases were set up.
The main treaty was opened for signature on 1 December 1959, and officially entered into force on 23 June 1961. [4] The original signatories were the 12 countries active in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957–58: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. [1]
Russia's top diplomat pledged help and military assistance while on a whirlwind tour of several countries in Africa's sub-Saharan region of Sahel this week, as Moscow seeks to grow its influence ...
Outside West and Central Africa, Russia is bolstering its presence in the continent’s north, where Wagner forces back eastern Libya’s de facto ruler, Gen. Khalifa Haftar.
Peru formally reserved its right to make a claim. [197] Russia inherited the Soviet Union's right to claim territory under the original Antarctic Treaty. [199] South Africa formally reserved its right to make a claim. [197] The United States reserved its right to make a claim in the original Antarctic Treaty. [199]