Antarctic Territorial Claims
Seven states maintain a territorial claim on eight territories in Antarctica. These countries have tended to site their scientific observation and study facilities in Antarctica within their claimed territory.
It is sometimes said that the Antarctic Treaty defers or suspends these claims. However, Article IV § 2 states: “No acts or activities taking place while the present Treaty is in force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting or denying a claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica. No new claim, or enlargement of an existing claim, to territorial sovereignty shall be asserted while the present Treaty is in force” neither deferring nor suspending existing claims.
Read more about Antarctic Territorial Claims: Antarctic Territorial Claims, Subantarctic Island Territories, Antarctic Treaty
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