Talk:Antarctic territorial claims
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[edit] Italian Base
There is also and italian territory, named "baia di terra nova" in the south. Look [1] And here: [2] [anonymous posting]
- NO, that's simply a scientific research base, not a territorial clamei. Italy is a signatory of the Antarctic Treaty since 1981, which means it acceded to the status quo. Fastifex 06:38, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] errors
Many errors in the introduction section:
- not all sectors reach the south pole (the Norway sector does not)
- Only USA and Russia (then USSR) "reserved the right to claim later". India and China signed without such note. It seems like someone arbitrary added "the big" countries to the "reserved list"...
- the coordinates of the sector, where there are no claims are not mentioned (in previouse versions of the article they were)
[edit] sectors template
Maybe the sectors list should be made as template (so that the lists here and on the Antarctica page and somewhere else if needed) are the same. Alinor 07:27, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Joke removed
I'm gonna assume "George and Tom Land" is a joke! 8) Yeesh, you guys got greedy. Only MIT deserves that big a swath of the continent!
[edit] Antarctic Treaty
There was a bit of urban myth around about how the Antarctic Treaty affected claims. It specifically avoided dealing with the issues of the existing claims, these being left to normal international law recognition/refusal of recognition. They clearly still exist - as can be seen in the specific articles, those countries with claims still very much pursue them and have them in existance as legal entities within their legal systems.
The text of the treaty can be read at National Science Foundation (US).
