1. The Antarctic Continent
... sized species. In 1994 the member's nations of the International Whaling Commission declared Antarctic waters a whale sanctury in which no commercial whaling is allowed. Minerals : Based on current knowledge of the continents geological setting the chance that valuable mineral deposits exist in Antarctica appears reasonably high, since about 200 million years ago, Antarctic was the center piece of a large ... untapped mineral wealth. The inevitable decline of Nation States in market driven economies and rise of Multi-National corporations will lead to most influential Antarctica lobby co...
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