Antarctica has never been claimed by any nation…. Because it’s not hospitable right?
Technically speaking several nations claimed various portions at one point or another. Claims of course being given up with promises and treaties to not claim it or do anything Military related. And limit human presence to approved research stations. Referred to now as the Antarctic Treaty System which was established in the tail end of 1959. The Antarctic Treaty System is actually an International Organization all it’s own headquartered in Buenos Aires.
And whether or not somewhere is hospitable hasn’t stopped people before. Just ask the British and their history of claiming inhospitable rocks in the middle of bumfuck nowhere Atlantic/Pacific Ocean just because.
Or the Batshit mining frenzy that resulted in people claiming any Islands with large amounts of Guano during the 19th century.
Rumors of course persist of unlicensed research stations, military facilities, unknown structures etc. Along with the more traditional Nazi/Vrill Society base theories.
Topic of such facilities is often is featured in Creepy Pastas, Horror films/found footage flicks. Topic of secret/lost Antarctic expeditions also crops in books as well.
Probably not without reason. Continent is a massive mostly frozen craphole. Good place to hide the especially shady or unethical shit that maybe to compromising or dangerous to research in “Civilization” and risk a whistleblower.
Antarctica has never been claimed by any nation…. Because it’s not hospitable right?
Technically speaking several nations claimed various portions at one point or another. Claims of course being given up with promises and treaties to not claim it or do anything Military related. And limit human presence to approved research stations. Referred to now as the Antarctic Treaty System which was established in the tail end of 1959. The Antarctic Treaty System is actually an International Organization all it’s own headquartered in Buenos Aires.
And whether or not somewhere is hospitable hasn’t stopped people before. Just ask the British and their history of claiming inhospitable rocks in the middle of bumfuck nowhere Atlantic/Pacific Ocean just because.
Or the Batshit mining frenzy that resulted in people claiming any Islands with large amounts of Guano during the 19th century.
Rumors of course persist of unlicensed research stations, military facilities, unknown structures etc. Along with the more traditional Nazi/Vrill Society base theories.
Topic often is featured in Creepy Pastas, Horror films/found footage flicks. Topic of secret/lost Antarctic expeditions also crops in books as well.