Chile's president visited Antarctica, an attempt to draw attention to the renewed great power competition playing out on the ...

Chile, Argentina, the U.K., Norway, Australia, New Zealand and France—maintain territorial claims on the continent.

Two major countries are teaming up to block new ... areas and the renewal of existing limits on krill fishing near the Antarctic Peninsula. Currently, fishing in this area is capped at 620,000 ...

President Xi has welcomed the opening of the Qinling research centre, saying the country wanted ... 100 year The base is near ...

By Andrew Constable and Jess Melbourne-Thomas (*) - While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming ... Our team comprised 205 authors from 19 countries. They authored 24 peer reviewed ...

A research base in Antarctica. In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first to reach the South Pole. It was one of the most famous expeditions in history. No single country owns ...

It was one of the most famous expeditions in history. No single country owns Antarctica. Instead many countries work together to protect Antarctica. Image caption, A research base in Antarctica.