A Chilean opposition Senator has voiced his concern over the recent presence of Argentine Ministers Jorge Taiana, Daniel Filmus, and Carla Vizotti in Antarctica, as both countries' claims over the territory overlap Read full article
The Chilean senator is full of shite, since Chile's own Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the country's educational system all promote a slice of Antarctica as being Chilean national territory, and the maps published in Chile reflect this bi-continental country silliness that both Argentina and Chile suffer from, in failing to meet the letter and the spirit of the Antarctic Treaty System. And it is all the more absurd since both CL and AR have come-lately claims on the previously claimed British Antarctic Territory.
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe Chilean senator is full of shite, since Chile's own Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the country's educational system all promote a slice of Antarctica as being Chilean national territory, and the maps published in Chile reflect this bi-continental country silliness that both Argentina and Chile suffer from, in failing to meet the letter and the spirit of the Antarctic Treaty System. And it is all the more absurd since both CL and AR have come-lately claims on the previously claimed British Antarctic Territory.
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