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The Antarctica Peninsula stays at similar latitudes areas of Sweden and Norway. If you consider that there are populations in these Scandinavian countries up into further north, you may understand better why Chile and Argentina also want to populate Antarctica. Certainly the fragility of this part of the world is different – and the Antarctica Treaty also regulates territorial claims. The photo shows the Argentinean Base Esperanza, near the tip of the Antarctica Peninsula. Here it was born the first Antarctica baby in the 1970’s. The base has a supermarket and even a casino! Ozone hole problems though forced Chile, e.g., to remove their children back to South America. Tags for this Travel Tip: ecosystems fragility remote |
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Comments (1)
2008-03-24 16:37:44
from chinch1153
I never would have dreamed of a supermarket that far away!
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