Antarctica Transnational Issues 2001

Disputes - international: Antarctic Treaty freezes claims (see Antarctic Treaty Summary in Government type entry); sections (some overlapping) claimed by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and UK; the US and most other nations do not recognize the territorial claims of other nations and have made no claims themselves (the US and Russia reserve the right to do so); no claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west

NOTE: The information regarding Antarctica on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Antarctica Transnational Issues 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Antarctica Transnational Issues 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.