Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all mankind.” ...

The resulting inspection reports will be presented at the 39th Consulting Meeting of the Antarctic Treaty which is scheduled ... Argentine to fly the country's flag in Antarctica in 1904.

There are only 12 flags flying here. One of them is Chilean and that is a source of pride for us.” He was referring to the original 12 signatory nations of the Antarctic Treaty, which came into ...

"I can say that raising the flag at the South Pole doesn’t carry any implications in international law. The Antarctic Treaty (which became effective in 1961) has a specific provision that no ...