WHO OWNS ANTARCTICA?
Although countries have claimed it, no one nation actually owns Antarctica. A treaty signed in 1959 by many nations gives it certain protection from being owned or exploited by any nation. Antarctica is used primarily for scientific purposes. You can find more information here: http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antar…
As Wikipedia says: Antarctica has no government and belongs to no country. Various countries claim areas of it, but while some have mutually recognized each other’s claims,[35] no other countries recognize such claims. The area between 90° W and 150° W is the only part of Antarctica not claimed by any country as of yet.[3] Since 1959, new claims on Antarctica have been suspended and the continent is considered politically neutral. Its status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty and other related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System. For the purposes of the Treaty System, Antarctica is defined as all land and ice shelves south of 60° S. The treaty was signed by twelve countries, including the Soviet Union (and later Russia), the United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile and the United States. It set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, established freedom of scientific investigation, environmental protection, and banned military activity on that continent. This
