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Antarctica is an island continent some 15.5m. sq. km in area which lies almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle. Its surface is composed of an ice sheet over rock, and it is uninhabited except for research and other workers in the course of duty. It is in general ownerless: for countries with territorial claims, see ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA: Australian Antarctic Territory; CHILE; FRANCE: Southern and Antarctic Territories; NEW ZEALAND: Ross Dependency; NORWAY: Queen Maud Land; UNITED KINGDOM: British Antarctic Territory.
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Llliott, L. M., International Environmental Politics: Protecting the Antarctic. London, 1994
Jorgensen-Dahl, A. and Østreng, W., The Antarctic Treaty System in World Politics. London, 1991
Meadows, J. et al, The Antarctic [Bibliography]. Oxford and New Brunswick (NJ), 1994
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Turner, B. (2005). Antarctic Treaty. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271340_108
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