Twelve nations signed the Antarctic Treaty System on December 1, 1959, establishing the ice-covered continent as a place for scientific study open to all nations and banning any military activity there. Since then, additional countries joined in the treaty—now 53 nations participate in activities at the various research stations there. Our photo shows the northernmost part of Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula, south of Chile and Argentina.
A treaty for science
Today in History
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May we have this dance?
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New Year s Day
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Winter in the Wild West
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Winter solstice
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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Panda Day
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Dalyan, Turkey
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At the gates of the ksar
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Bobbing for crab apples
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