a really random question that has been bugging me.

[themadhacker]

Ok, Now first off, I am being serious, so mods don't lock this.

Antartica is an un-owned continent. Not one country has claimed it yet. So what I want to know, is how somebody could claim the land as thier own? I mean, would you have to get permission from every other country saying that they didn't care if you claimed the land? I have always wondered about this and just wanted to know.

[palmertech]

Since 1959, new claims on Antarctica have been suspended and the continent is considered politically neutral. Its status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty and other related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System. For the purposes of the Treaty System, Antarctica is defined as all land and ice shelves south of 60° S. The treaty was signed by twelve countries, including the Soviet Union (and later Russia), the United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Australia and the United States. It set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, established freedom of scientific investigation, environmental protection, and banned military activity on that continent. This was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War.

The Antarctic Treaty prohibits any military activity in Antarctica, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military manoeuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon. Military personnel or equipment are permitted only for scientific research or for other peaceful purposes.[50] The only documented land military manoeuvre was Operation NINETY, undertaken by the Argentine military.

[jjhammerstein]

Antarctica has no government and belongs to no country. Various countries claim areas of it, but while some have mutually recognized each other's claims, no other countries recognize such claims.
Since 1959, new claims on Antarctica have been suspended and the continent is considered politically neutral. Its status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty and other related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System. For the purposes of the Treaty System, Antarctica is defined as all land and ice shelves south of 60° S. The treaty was signed by twelve countries, including the Soviet Union (and later Russia), the United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Australia and the United States. It set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, established freedom of scientific investigation, environmental protection, and banned military activity on that continent. This was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War.


Wikipedia.

[themadhacker]

well that crushes my dream of someday owning my own private anarchist country.

[jjhammerstein]

OKAY PALMERTECH, LET'S GET A HIGH-FIVE IN HERE. SERIOUSLY, THAT'S TOTALLY AWESOME.

[themadhacker]

wow talk about a coincidence!

[asdfjkl;]

It's not like it would be that much of an advantage anyway. I guess if you were going to attack south america, africa, or austrailia, but not if you were waging war on the northern hemisphere.

[jjhammerstein]

wow talk about a coincidence!

1. hivemind
Hivemind is when two or more people come to the same thought at the same time because of the same circumstances but do not know each other beforehand (i.e. it cannot be an inside joke). This usually happens on internet message boards, and is especially noticeable when the thought reached is not a meme. The name is reflective of insects who act in unison with their hive (or nest) mates.
Poster 1: *Random picture*
Poster 2: Holy crap, that looks just like my mom!
Poster 3: omg, that looks just like my mom
Poster 4: I'd like to meet your mom. Also, hivemind.

[themadhacker]

okay, then...


Wow, talk about a hivemind!

[jjhammerstein]

Here's something to look into.
It's very on topic.

[palmertech]

Well... It should have said "Someone else has posted since you pressed submit, please review before posting."

But yeah, I already knew that, but a simple google search would have told you.

By the way, the Moon is the same thing, pretty much. So give up on that.

If you want to make your own country, make a floating one.

[asdfjkl;]

did you click the random article button or something?

[jjhammerstein]

Well... It should have said "Someone else has posted since you pressed submit, please review before posting."
But yeah, I already knew that, but a simple google search would have told you.
By the way, the Moon is the same thing, pretty much. So give up on that.
If you want to make your own country, make a floating one.

I got that message. I decided to post it anyway because it was so awesome.

did you click the random article button or something?

Read the "history" section. They legally seceded from the US.

[asdfjkl;]

ORLY?>.< why won't canada let quebec sede from them? They all smell funny if their from quebec... jk jk

[DJ711]

Well... It should have said "Someone else has posted since you pressed submit, please review before posting."

But yeah, I already knew that, but a simple google search would have told you.

By the way, the Moon is the same thing, pretty much. So give up on that.

If you want to make your own country, make a floating one.

That's just insane enough to work! soon afterwards, I crash and die in a horrible fire...yeah I'm not doing that