Countries like Australia, China, the US, South Africa, and Russia discussed the 1959 treaty’s usual objectives — which dedicate the icy region to the aspirational ideals of peace and science.

According to the guide on my trip, spreading Dad’s remains in Antarctica would run afoul of the Antarctic Treaty that protects ... originally signed it in 1959 — now, nearly 60 countries ...

Political tensions are also stepping on Canada's ambition within the Antarctic Treaty system. It signed on to the treaty in 1988, but it wants to elevate its power to be a voting member ...

The document went on: “On December 1, 1959, twelve countries, including Argentina, signed in Washington the Antarctic Treaty, an unprecedented historic agreement.” The Treaty, which entered ...

Thirty years ago, on 4 October, consultative parties to the Antarctic Treaty gathered in Madrid to sign the Protocol on Environmental Protection (Protocol). The then Environment Secretary ...

The Antarctic Treaty was signed on 23 June 1961 by 12 countries then active in Antarctic science. It remains in force indefinitely, with the support of 53 nations.

Arabian Post - Antarctica, a vast expanse of ice and mystery, has long been governed by the Antarctic Treaty System , a framework established i ...

Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted ...