The contemporary political history of the Antarctic region

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Conferences to mark Antarctic treaty's 40th anniversary

Antarctic non-government activity news, 6 June 2001. Two conferences, one in Australia later this month, and the other in the U.K. in mid-November, have been organised to mark the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the Antarctic Treaty on 23 June 1961. The organisers of each gathering plan to look at the Treaty's achievements, current workings, and its future.

Antarctica: The forgotton front

World War 3 Report, #94, January 2004. Workers at McMurdo Station in Antarctica joined with millions of others around the world in protesting the war drive on Iraq.