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Territorial Claims in the Antarctic Who owns Antarctica? No one legally owns Antarctica, seven countries claim to own segments of the continent, but then those countries who have made no claim do not recognize the claims made by those countries who have made a claim so what's the point in making a claim?... confused? The long and short of it is that the following list of countries claim to "own" sections of the continent: Argentina Australia Chile France New Zealand Norway United Kingdom Why do these countries wish to "own" a part of Antarctica when it is so barren, inhospitable, cold and remote? There are many reasons for wanting a stake in the continent. As discussed in the science section, the most significant of these is the potential to harvest natural resources, minerals, oil etc. Other countries, namely Chile and Argentina see parts of the continent as a natural extension of their country.	This map courtesy of the Australian Antarctic Division, © 2002 Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston Tasmania 7050

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