Antarctic Territories Explained: Geopolitics in Antarctica

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Antarctica is the only continent on Earth without a native human population - but that hasn't stopped countries laying territorial claims to it! Find out which countries are claiming Antarctica, and how these Antarctic territories are justified by their respective countries.
Find out who 'owns' Antarctica, and join me for a discussion regarding whether any country should make a territorial claim on the white continent.
Everything you need to know about Antarctica and Antarctic territorial claims.
Credits:
Most of the amazing footage is from Guido Manuilo's '77%' (CCBY 3.0)
Other footage and some animations and pictures courtesy of NASA (Goddard)
Mountain photo Paul Stark (KZbin CC)
Iceberg and seal footage JusuMade (KZbin CC)
This article was a great read, and I used lots of the listed sources within: doi.org/10.1017/S089267941800...
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www.cia.gov/library/publicati...
doi.org/10.2307/2195373
pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/a...
www.britannica.com/place/Scot...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ima...
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[@generationalpha8454]

Fun fact: If Australian claim is to be recognized, it would make Australia 2nd largest nation in the world and least densely populated one, with a population density of only 1 person per sq/km

[@mdj.6179]

Watch out Canada!

[@niklas2378]

australia is a barren land only populated along the coast.. if anyone could challenge norway for antarctica it would be new-zealand..

[@widodoakrom3938]

The claim aren't regonized

[@niklas2378]

@@widodoakrom3938 check your grammar.. if any nation could claim antarctica it would be norway.. we reached the south pole first and therefore its ours bitches..

[@Yee.5ang]

Mongolia got some competition

[@nesfan8]

Actually the "unclaimed" land has been clamed by me since 2017

[@ryanvaltenodanster]

No it's my land dude

[@edwardmartin3549]

It belongs to Russia and the United States good luck.😌

[@ibnumubarokeib]

i see.. u even doesnt sign antartica treaty.. its yours..

[@EzequielBaltazar]

You were all late. I claimed it before! I propose a contest. The first one to pee in it can have it.

[@ron7940]

IL claim Unclaimed land

[@dean1039]

Britain to Australia and New Zealand: "You're all grown-up now, go and colonsise. Here's a massive chunk of Antarctica to get you started, (sheds a tear), now go, and don't look back!"

[@diegocarrillo555]

britain?

[@NapoleonBonaparde]

Make daddy proud

[@thiagomoreira5287]

Fuck Britain and their satellites Glory to Brazil!

[@alexnox4956]

Australia be like what has the queen done for us lately.

[@djpumpinjumpin7425]

You're dumb look up the definition of colonisation (the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area). How can we be doing colonisation if we are not settling among people or establishing control over native people if there is none blood Americans I tell ya. Wanna know something funny who is the one who will be trying to claim merry bird land ummm let me think AMERICA talking about those guys you know who did colonisation usa 😂 The American overthrow of the kingdom of Hawaii,American samoa,Marshall islands (looks up nuclear testing in bikin atolls and the US nuclear testing on radiation on human body),Puerto Rico,Liberia,guam,Philippines,northern Mariana islands,palua,federated states of micronesia.

[@vikingpotet]

All the countries are either Big colinizing countries or countries that are near to it. Then we have Norway, Antartica: want more cold? Norway: Yes please

[@pingu_invictus1871]

We own Antarctica we call ourselves penguins!

[@artlover9061]

How sweet you are, And your comment ☺

[@reichtangal7666]

Lmfao

[@andrewstevens7734]

my name is Mr leopard seal

[@pingu_invictus1871]

@@andrewstevens7734 Hello mate.

[@andrewstevens7734]

Penguin_Gamingz I’m good I’m just hungry

[@Hollywooood]

I don't know what's wrong with KZbin's algorithm, but as a geography fanatic, I am shocked that I didn't know about your channel sooner. Your videos are top notch, and now that it's starting to be discovered, you are on your way to the fast track. Congratulations in advance, and keep up the great work!

[@Widderwillen]

Keep up to date KZbin is censoring uncomfortable conspiracies and deleting controversial context and creators. Free speech is censored and the easiest way to do that is to change the algorithm.

[@evanbrennan1848]

It's funny how the Australian Antarctic territory is all most twice the size of western Australia.

[@themoreyouknow5678]

There should be another another two zeros last in your subscriber count. Great video mate :)

[@danielfernandes1010]

I agree!

[@dronelandscapes8775]

Cool channel, very interesting. Well done.

[@manuelbst8579]

It surprises me that you hardly speak of Argentina which together with Chile make geological (not just Chile) and historical claims. Argentina was one of the first countries to have people permanently throughout the year in Antarctica, and there is much more information that could be added. es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%A1rtida_Argentina

[@exe8041]

Se nota mucho que lo escriben desde su punto de vista...demasiado

[@0Clewi0]

Likely because of what resources are available in english.

[@alanoh3069]

Where ever you find land you will most definitely find an English man has all really claimed it 😉

[@garethnaing3370]

ultimate bottlers

[@danielgomezjr]

I. Love. This. Channel.

[@xxxlik8805]

in the Antarctic treaty signed in the 1950s by The USA, The Soviet Union, France , UK , Japan , Australia, Norway the continent of Antarctica was divided among the 5 countries . Australia has the lion share of the treaty with 40% of Antarctica territory (6 mln km2) . It is stated in the agreement that no one can dispute the claim and can have new claims in Antarctica after the treaty. Australia with Antractic territory is 13.5 second largest country in the world surpassing Canada (9.9 mln km2) and The USA (9.8 mln km2).

[@EpicParsnips]

The unclaimed part has recently been colonised by Pewdiepie

[@AJ-ho1jv]

That what I was about to say lol

[@WhatDillionYT]

and currently is under dispute with the penguin kingdom

[@grantb8168]

TTK has done it again - so good! Just a perspective but if we consider one of your questions at the end, the one about rights of possession specifically, the powers that be over the centuries have never really given a damn about who says what or why, when something becomes considered as a resource and therefore an issue of concern. In most cases all that matters is land, money and greed. Subsequently, if that sort of thing, which is a future possibility regarding Antarctica, leads to war to increase ones position and strength, then so be it. It matters not whether the land is unpopulated or populated or what serves the best interests of the planet. Ask any indigenous population. I'm sure the Australian aborigine, the native American Indians or the multitudes of tribes of Africa would speak in unison on the matter. Another example more in line with your exposé, might be the recent desire of America to return to the moon to build and set up on the natural satellite. Would they then claim that as their territory? Would China, Russia or other countries that are space flight capable also want a piece of the moon? One can only hope that common sense wins out regarding Antarctica. With seventy percent of fresh water sitting there in solid form when entire regions and countries are drying up, Antarctica is one of earth's greatest natural resources while being one that should be left alone. Unfortunately in its case, man has not needed to touch it or do anything to it, to have already become a risk to its future. Climate change has already begun its severe bleeding, which man can accept the majority of the blame for. So many possible outcomes based on humanities forward movement through history and while ALL governments pretend to care about all issues regarding the global population, if push comes to shove, they soon avert their moral gaze in favour of status, local economics and the high end of town. Perhaps I've chosen a bleak and negative perspective but with little faith in modern day politics, my doubts about the future of the southern treasure are larger than my hopes for it to flourish as it has for so long. Thank you for another great turn of my mind.

[@Windbend3r]

Your talking about common sense yet you think the United States put humans on the moon….. Please do some research on the subject because we 100% didn’t go to the moon. We can’t get humans past earths orbit you can google that ROFLMA. There is legitimately more evidence supporting that we didn’t go than that we did.

[@bruceli9094]

Sharing is caring. The 12 nations of the Antarctica treaty can share it.

[@Smytjf11]

I’m trying to watch the video, it looks interesting. I keep getting an error about “something went wrong”... I could have told them that, something went wrong the moment the video stopped!

[@Jake-dx1mf]

Huh.

[@tree5275]

Jason Smyth Same here bud

[@seanclarke3524]

Same here, I just skipped ten seconds ahead before it happened

[@chevychase3103]

What I think is I claim the unclaimed portion of Antarctica for myself!

[@tariffictypist7372]

Some other people have thought that before you

[@wachinima544wachi9]

As an Argentine, I think Antarctica should stay as it is, with no country messing with it.

[@Valery0p5]

Btw, the emblem of the Antartic Treaty is different from the proposed flag you showed(🇦🇶), even if it's pretty similar (and I feel like the flag was copied from the emblem)

[@tariffictypist7372]

So wouldn't australia be the 2nd biggest country in the world with their territorial claim?

[@revinhatol]

1:49 (By logic) This would make Antarctic claims split into three groups: 1. New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway and the UK (and hypothetically Peru). 2. South Africa (hypothetically), Uruguay (hypothetically by extension) and Argentina 3. Brazil (hypothetically by extension) and Chile 4. Ecuador (hypothetically by extension)

[@Schatten2712]

I'll go establish my own colony there and form the proud and independent nation of Penguinland

[@loisraymcinnis6006]

Thank you.

[@josefradetzky4246]

Antarctic territorial claims should be settled at the Antarctic Football Championship: the winner takes it all

[@pramod0319]

Atleast in our generation, no country on Earth should depend on this "Iceonly" planet for anything other than curiosity exploration...

[@Widderwillen]

Curiosity explorations by civilians aren't allowed in antarctica because of the antarctic treaty.

[@attilalehun247]

in which part is the petrol is located ?

[@nvkotian7539]

You dickheaded headed moron, it is not petrol, it is crude oil you LOL.

[@attilalehun247]

@@nvkotian7539 ok uncle

[@daveglynn748]

Oil is so yesterday🥱

[@niklas2378]

norway has a penguin brigadier at arms named nils-olav. he lives in the edinborough zoo, but he is the true ruler of antarctica on behalf of norway. ergo antarctica belongs to norway

[@niklas2378]

@@jellyfishi_ but nils-olav disagrees.. he is not some puppet ruler, he is a penguin and the true heir to the antarctic crown so there!

[@niklas2378]

@@jellyfishi_ and antarctica will always be norwegian anyway.. we were the first to reach the magnetic south-pole so we basically own it all.. you others can go f... yourselves

[@pacoramon9468]

Socould we divided half and half for Spain and Portugal?

[@facelesspta7659]

2:24 Lich King vibes

[@Craft_world_981]

Please make more videos related to Geography and International Border Disputes.

[@a.mazneva2010]

the russian coast line is the estern part, opposite you find Canada, small bits here and there belong to the rest in the arctic council

[@loretta_3843]

I guess it's lucky for Antarctica that it's so far away from everywhere else and so damn cold. Can you imagine how much it could have been ruined if it had natural resources that were easy to get to and procure?😬 Australia and New Zealand would sure have trouble trying to hold onto their "bits"! (By "bits", I mean bits of land, of course 🤦🏻‍♀️)

[@pabs4516]

To be honest I agree what he said on 8:19 👍👍👍👍

[@user-pz2rv3xp1k]

This is the continent of Atlantis that the great scientist Plato talked about

[@Jason-un9ps]

I hereby claim all unclaimed planets, stars, and asteroids including but not limited to land, water, gases and other natural resources in the known and unknown galaxy as of March 30, 2022 at 8:43pm EST.

[@donsmith8524]

Antarctica is a 360 degree block of ice circling the Earth

[@honeybadgergl]

I think the unclaimed sector should be given to Argentina so it doesn't overlap British and Chile sector

[@4scended498]

Shut up

[@fpan]

@@4scended498 shut

[@light5978]

What make them can claim that land ?

[@vikingpotet]

At the last segment I mean, Why the fuck would we (Norway) test military stuff down there? Our military is so small, we also dont attack, we are like that kid you Ask to borrow a pencil from and we say Noooooo and you take it and we scream TEACHEER (UN/NATO)!!! And we also crashed our own military ship in a another ship outside our own coastline despite many warnings from the most high Tech navigation systems in the world....

[@nandu_1052]

¡Cuánto omite este relato sobre Pujato, y les guste o no, Juan Perón! A veces me pregunto si UK tiene este mismo relato en India, Oriente Medio, China, Pakistán, norte America, Australia, rapa nui y todos los lugares del mundo que empobrecieron y saquearon. Ahora te la cuentan, que curioso

[@daveglynn748]

Proud to Plunder!🇬🇧👊🇬🇧

[@patriot7633]

Yes I enjoyed.

[@duran9664]

🙋‍♀️ Question 🙋‍♀️ Does penguin meat taste good⁉️

[@cocamilo22]

show this to flatearther if it is a wall of ice how can it become dispute.

[@kevingraham236]

Let us hope that the Prague Agreement reached in 1989 will be extended beyond 2039 and that Antarctica is officially " declared " a sanctuary and thus remain the only untouched continent on Gaia!

[@benmaghsoodi2067]

They just went around the earth and claim whatever they see as their own?

[@ironwolfpack64]

PewdiePie is coming….. he coming for Antarctica!

[@toot4you19]

All claims are inherently ridiculous. No nation has claim to these lands and none should. Similar to international waters these should remain international lands which should be preserved as much as possible in its natural state

[@xxxlik8805]

in the Antarctic treaty signed in the 1950s by The USA, The Soviet Union, France , UK , Japan , Australia, Norway the continent of Antarctica was divided among the 5 countries . Australia has the lion share of the treaty with 40% of Antarctica territory (6 mln km2) . It is stated in the agreement that no one can dispute the claim and can have new claims in Antarctica after the treaty. Australia with Antractic territory is 13.5 second largest country in the world surpassing Canada (9.9 mln km2) and The USA (9.8 mln km2).

[@jatochgte]

Chile posee mayor conexión histórica, continuidad geográfica, económica, científica y responsabilidad militar con el territorio reclamado, si USA reconoce el reclamo chileno, podríamos reconocer un futuro reclamo de USA sobre el sector no reclamado con tal que China y Rusia se mantengan fuera del continente antártico!!

[@nandu_1052]

Jaja como es que se dice? Wea? Saludos hermanito

[@asssww11]

Keep dreaming... china is the strongest nation in the world it has more right to take Antarctica then all the rest... either china or no one end of story

[@abhinavkaushik3677]

i thought adelie land was named after adelie penguins

[@shaggyultrainstinct5536]

Fact:antartica used to be habited cus its actually in equator before continentall drift

[@Prathamesh247]

India has scientific station called 'dakshin gangotri' in Antarctica.

[@daveglynn748]

Yes, my friend ate there recently. He says they do a very nice vindaloo👍

[@javierramirez4722]

Our friends of the north kick out The Chile explorers who found an inner ancient city overthere now nobody can reach that area it is forbiden

[@hendrikbarboritsch7003]

South Africa should have a wedge. In fact, Antarctica should belong to all, but the nations of the Southern Hemisphere should have the coastlines, the Peninsula, and collect polution fees from the big Northern countries.

[@neilpeartspurplenose8739]

"Silly humans. You own nothing, I own you." -Earth.

[@supremeleader2296]

No one can claim wadiya...

[@shrithanosmaharaj8679]

I will witha pointy missile

[@loisraymcinnis6006]

Divide it into four and you got the four corners of Earth.

[@echelon2k8]

If history has taught us anything, the best way to preserve Antarctica is for humans to stay the hell away from it.

[@SunFeathers]

yeah, we dont talk about the rest of the world.......................

[@Romanzykov]

First dscovered by the Russian expedition comprising two ships in Jan 1820.

[@cookieollie404]

The British claimed hell to belong to HRH the queen.

[@diegocarrillo555]

as argentinian, yes, i enjoyed the video. Argentina has long time of permanence on the continent, since 1904. Unfortunately England has been fighting all over the southern Atlantic since the time of the Spaniards.

[@daveglynn748]

🇬🇧👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rule Britannia!

[@fpan]

@@daveglynn748 britannia sucks dic

[@rt9637]

No one has right to claim any territory. It has a unique environment which needs to be protected. It should be used only for research and limited tourism. Claiming lands makes these countries look more foolish than great.

[@aston452]

Britain does. We have the sole and conditional rite to every plot of land on earth, As gods chosen people

[@WhatDillionYT]

do penguins have the right to claim it thoe?

[@daveglynn748]

Research into Fracking🤔

[@vikingpotet]

Please let Norway keep it. Yall can continue competing over who has the most nuclear weapons. Just let Us have it.. Please....

[@edwardmartin3549]

Bet you that the United States didn’t sign

[@juliuskilonzi4421]

Surprised that The USA doesn't own any part of Antarctica, when Antarctica is rich in minerals.. Owh, they haven't they discovered oil down there yet!

[@domgia9248]

I was wondering that too. Seems pretty ripe for takeover.

[@chevychase3103]

@@domgia9248 let World War 3 begin!

[@bushwhackermo]

You don't use petro fuel?

[@faisalkhaan3079]

Chile and Argentina Australia is big big country already

[@xoliag8524]

With a big, big desert and a small, small amount of freshwater.

[@FutHDChannel]

Well, Chile and Argentina isnt a small countries xd

[@daveglynn748]

@@FutHDChannel No, just weak🤔

[@bruhname1029]

ITS FOR FELIX NOW ITS FOR PEWDIEPIE

[@Iamwolf134]

I suppose the Antarctic treaty should have its strictly peaceful and scientific Pursuits preserved, but also call for the wholesale renunciation of any territorial claims to Antarctica whatsoever and to allow the General Public to go to Antarctica provided the also partake in strictly peaceful & scientific endeavors, which specifically includes disproving Flat Earth theory once and for all.

[@AnonimoH7xb2]

O Brasil tem direito a um pedaco!

[@MathRaven1910]

Sim,temos direito mas sinceramente não precisamos,seria uma perda de tempo

[@Noname-nz6vx]

Na minha opinião a Antártida deveria pertencer a América (parte sul) e a Oceania, pois são os continentes mais próximos da Antártida. Fora que a Antártida tinha uma ligação por terra com a América que com o tempo foi submersa.

[@kunalvarshney9927]

Antarctica : penguins own me not humans. leave me alone. I want to remain independent country 😂

[@urbanwarchief]

Guess I go introduce democracy to Antarctica lmao

[@homegrown6999]

This is my land.

[@juanbascunan8618]

El país que está más cerca de la Antártida es Chile. Estas son las distancias a la parte continental de la Antártida: Chile: 934 km. (desde la Patagonia chilena - Islas del Cabo de Hornos) Reino Unido: 1.509 km

[@riodres4200]

wait so cuz pewds ain't a country so he can technically claim it!!!!

[@CDaeda]

Can anyone make a claim?

[@pushtostart1377]

Sure but how big is your army lol theoretically anyone can do anything until they are stopped

[@SunFeathers]

i will be apart of your army lol

[@SunFeathers]

@@pushtostart1377 join us

[@0Clewi0]

A chilean poet once lay claim of the moon to use it as a property and enter a club.

[@bmkolb]

20-700 people live there year round now at any given time. Go global warming

[@righthandstep5]

Might be 5 million by 2050 and could go up to 30 million by 2100.

[@vulpix3783]

Where u from? I love the reason=raisin haha

[@Crashed131963]

From what I see only Argentina and Chile is remotely close to it.

[@georgewinner4818]

And New Zealand

[@queso6650]

And Australia

[@SunFeathers]

And frozen hell

[@trtrfrfr4794]

@M G but Africa is closer to Antarctica to.

[@danielfykes9306]

Why did Jeffery Epstein fly there in his plane a few times?

[@alejandros191]

This video is lazy, straight out of English written Wikipedia. I had personally never heard Chile and Argentinas claims on Antarctica were mainly based on 400 year old Spanish documents on undiscovered territories. Thought I would hear about the first permanent and still functioning settlement in 1904, about Argentine sealers who were spotted heading straight south to antarctic islands as soon as 1819, about the first people born in the continent, maybe even territorial continuity. But hey who cares about two south american countries right?

[@aston452]

No one cares about South American countries

[@SunFeathers]

@@aston452 you dont other people do

[@daveglynn748]

Never really heard much of the 2 countries you mentioned. Are they civilised🤔

[@daveglynn748]

@@bjorklund3058 Whoooooopie!!!!🙈

[@deletingthis00]

Only me.

[@pauldallimore]

There is no reason why individuals can’t freely visit the place. Who the hell gives these countries the right to stop them??

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

You can, you just need to find a boat tour

[@Widderwillen]

Visiting yes, exploration no.

[@damocarew]

@Uninvolved Third You can. My friend solo’d 730 miles from Hercules inlet to the South Pole last summer season (Satcase/Challenge Antarctica). This was part of his phase 1 testing of his new Satcase product. Later this year he will attempt a phase 2 solo from the Ronne to Ross Ice shelf, across the continent. If you are competent and can afford it, you can do it - also use sponsors and raise money for charity. Many people do stuff like this every season. Geoff Wilson did a massive solo around Dome Argus in East Antarctica this season, and 4 ladies did individual solos to the South Pole.

[@river6969us]

@pauldalimore sincerely doubt that you have the physical training necessary to do real exploring. You're just another paranoid flat earther.

[@mubashirillahi6526]

Ok

[@rkhridoy2550]

There is no unclaimed part in Antarctica. It belongs to Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg. Update your video.

[@user-yb5gd2jh1i]

WHO DON,T WANT ANTARTICA

[@SunFeathers]

All the other countries?

[@rapharelsanadjan2317]

Gonna send this video to pewdiepie

[@IronJeff54321]

Canada is in there

[@hanabangirawan3291]

the answer only one words ... no one will own antartica

[@siocluvion8726]

Pewds claimed it

[@laurelnjones3531]

ET

[@donrafaelmabalot7571]

400000 people live in Antarctica

[@WhatDillionYT]

by people i think you mean penguins

[@fluffytuna8172]

i would ove to build the biggest prison there in the world

[@Widderwillen]

Let's preserve 70% of fresh water on earth while destroying the rest. Sounds reasonable.

[@lennykoss8777]

🤔🤔🤔

[@thelife8836]

What about china then?

[@stevenwidjaja7499]

im here, when this channel still 19.5k.

[@vladimirputin9282]

Indon kaki claim

[@bushwhackermo]

Does'nt mean shit to anyone...

[@ayianugrah4451]

Indonesia Sub please

[@MathRaven1910]

The only thing i really try to understand is "why my country Brazil claim a land in Antarctica??"

[@HoruishJansen]

Nesse caso, eu apoio o Chile e a Argentina como países da América do Sul ✊

[@spartan6931]

Antártica is nobody's land. There's no consensus to those claims. It's only a continent occupied by researchers.

[@commandernoodles2367]

Because the earth is flat and antarctica is the ice wall around the flat earth.

[@fernandoborrego641]

Bro go back to school