Lets talk about Antarctica

lets talk about Antarctica
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whats stopping Australia from invading?

there's no reason to go there, really

>eating pinguin
>no good reason
wew lad

what about drug trade between australia south africa and south america using Antarctica as a hub?

think a fortress cooking drugs, product coming in and out
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PROFIT

There is a treaty that forbids anyone to exploit its resources. Lot's of countries have claims but no one is forcing them up. Still, it is one of the reasons that UK never let the Falklands thing.

Exploiting of resources are still too expensive to become profitable, it seems that mining asteroids can be less prohibitive.

but surely drugs guns and even people could be smuggled in and out virtually unnoticed

...hypothetically speaking

They got their asses kicked by birds on their home field. How do you think they will fare crossing the ocean to fight them?

Space travel is cheaper and easier than setting up trade in the artic

Came here to post this

The massive untouched resources are the reason for supposed 'research' station, military posts and any kind of settlements, all those core sample aren't to study 'atmosphere' but to get a better knowledge of what there and whats down there, once the ice thaws there's trillions to be made

Would probably be discovered easily and bombed.

>whats stopping Australia from invading?
What's the point? You have enough empty land with resources in your country. Moreover, these lands aren't frost hellhole.
On the other hand, we could nuke Antarctica to sink Europe and America coasts...

Antarctica is a giant nature reserve which is like the international version of a natural park, which has prevented many countries for claiming it as part of their sovereignty.

it is rightful Norwegian clay

>once the ice thaws there's trillions to be made

When, a million years in the future?

Chile and Argentina you dumbass.

Won't be economically profitable to ship any oil from Antarctica because it's 15,000 km from Norway to Antarctica, which uses up even more oil.

Rightful chilean clay

>whats stopping Australia from invading?

you can't handle the climate. It's rightfully ours.

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Your abo blood would instantly freeze, CUNT!

This

It's not particularly easy to get there.