For example, there are lots of Emperor penguins ... No single country owns Antarctica. Instead many countries work together to protect Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty is an agreement to conserve ...

Penguins bask on the shore of King George Island near Brazil's Comandante Ferraz research station in Antarctica. (Sam Martin/CBC - image credit) ...

Per the Antarctic Treaty and its related agreements, China and Russia are allowed to build stations where they chose in the region, as there is no sovereign territory in Antarctica and no ...

Fourteen countries already operate from Punta Arenas as the jumping point to Antarctica ... a second base to be established in an area where there are no such settlements, between the Antarctic ...

How many countries have teams working there? Where does South Africa fit ... The South African base in Antarctica, named SANAE IV usually has between 10 and 12 researchers and base personnel.

President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced a new 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited by ...