Who owns Antarctica?

Continent threatened by global warming and exploitation of natural resources

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Flags of the original 12 signatory nations of the Antarctic Treaty fly at the McMurdo Station, a US research facility
(Image credit: Rob Jones/National Science Foundation via Getty images)

The climate crisis is threatening Antarctica’s status as the last great wilderness - and with it, a Cold War-era treaty on how the region is governed, according to a leading expert.

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