Antarctica Transnational Issues 2020, CIA World Factbook

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Antarctica Transnational Issues 2020

SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on January 27, 2020

Disputes - international:
the Antarctic Treaty freezes, and most states do not recognize, the land and maritime territorial claims made by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK (some overlapping) for three-fourths of the continent; the US and Russia reserve the right to make claims

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Antarctica Transnational Issues 2020 SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES