A Pole Apart: The Emerging Issue of AntarcticaExamines the expectations from the exploitation of krill and mineral resources of Antarctica and how they will affect review of the Antarctic Treaty by the fourteen member nations. Also examines the chances for this region to be preserved for peaceful use alone, as a common heritage of mankind. |
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Page 51
... stations involving less severe supply problems . Important scientific work in Antarctica began before the IGY had formally started and continued without a break after it ended , although with some reduction in stations , staffs , and ...
... stations involving less severe supply problems . Important scientific work in Antarctica began before the IGY had formally started and continued without a break after it ended , although with some reduction in stations , staffs , and ...
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... stations , refuse and sewage are dumped into the sea . At inland stations waste must be burned or buried . The United States has by far the worst reputation for pollution around its stations . " The floor of McMurdo Sound , the most ...
... stations , refuse and sewage are dumped into the sea . At inland stations waste must be burned or buried . The United States has by far the worst reputation for pollution around its stations . " The floor of McMurdo Sound , the most ...
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... Stations , Soviet ; Territorial claims , Soviet ) ; and the Antarctic Treaty , 146-147 , 149 , 152 , 153 , 154-155 , 162 , 190 ; exclusion from Antarctica , 133-135 , 137 , 172 Spain , 113-114 , 125 Sri Lanka , 167-168 , 170 Stations ...
... Stations , Soviet ; Territorial claims , Soviet ) ; and the Antarctic Treaty , 146-147 , 149 , 152 , 153 , 154-155 , 162 , 190 ; exclusion from Antarctica , 133-135 , 137 , 172 Spain , 113-114 , 125 Sri Lanka , 167-168 , 170 Stations ...
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DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION | 5 |
THE COMMONWEALTH OF SCIENCE | 39 |
GUESSING AT RESOURCES | 75 |
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