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Only Two Countries Can Still Claim Antarctica

CGP Grey

Only Two Countries Can Still Claim Antarctica

CGP Grey explains the history and legal status of territorial claims on Antarctica. It covers the overlapping national claims and the Antarctic Treaty that freezes them.

Cited as a short explainer when Antarctic governance comes up, including as an analogy for governing Mars.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2016–2022

Topics

  • Geopolitics & foreign policy
  • Law, policing & justice

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