Who Owns Antarctica?
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Antarctica is the windiest, coldest, driest, and most uninhabited region on the planet.With 98% of the continent covered in miles-thick ice, and limited resources, Antarctica iseasily the most naturally inhospitable place on earth. Still, that barren icescape coversa tenth of the world’s land. And as we know, most countries aren’t super willing to letunclaimed land stay unclaimed. Currently, fifty-one countries have joint internationalcontrol over Antarctica, with seven claiming overlapping jurisdiction over certain portions.So, who exactly controls Antarctica?Well, back when there was still unexplored land ready for the taking, in order to controla territory, you usually had to be an aboriginal inhabitant, a powerful occupying force, orat the very least, the firs...
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Antarctica is the windiest, coldest, driest, and most uninhabited region on the planet.With 98% of the continent covered in miles-thick ice, and limited resources, Antarctica iseasily the most naturally inhospitable place on earth. Still, that barren icescape coversa tenth of the world’s land. And as we know, most countries aren’t super willing to letunclaimed land stay unclaimed. Currently, fifty-one countries have joint internationalcontrol over Antarctica, with seven claiming overlapping jurisdiction over certain portions.So, who exactly controls Antarctica?Well, back when there was still unexplored land ready for the taking, in order to controla territory, you usually had to be an aboriginal inhabitant, a powerful occupying force, orat the very least, the firs...
