What if Antarctica was in the middle of the Pacific?

If Antarctica was located in mid-Pacific we would have a huge continent twice the size of Australia with a climate like Hawaii at its margins. It would be so big that the main central part would be something like, for example, equatorial Africa but with mountains and valleys like the Alps or Andes.

How do you claim land in Antarctica?

Antarctica is the Earth’s only continent without a native human population, and no one country can claim to own it. Unique in the world, it is a land dedicated to science and all nations.

Can a country claim Marie Byrd Land?

The Antarctica contains a place called Marie Byrd Land, which is made up of icy terrain and glaciers. It is for that reason that no one has claimed it – due to it being so remote and without resources.

Which countries claim ownership of Antarctica?

Seven sovereign states have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica, which are Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Where is the Drake Strait?

Drake Passage, deep waterway, 600 miles (1,000 km) wide, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans between Cape Horn (the southernmost point of South America) and the South Shetland Islands, situated about 100 miles (160 km) north of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Can you have a baby in Antarctica?

Antarctica has no permanent residents. At least 11 children have been born in Antarctica. The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, born on 7 January 1978 to Argentine parents at Esperanza, Hope Bay, near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula.

How can countries claim land in the Arctic?

Upon ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a country has a ten-year period to make claims to an extended continental shelf which, if validated, gives it exclusive rights to resources on or below the seabed of that extended shelf area.