Which country owns Antarctica? | Quizzland Trivia Answers

DSDA

What I find disheartening is how many Americans believe they own Antarctica.

Sheriffe

Little Saint, Whatever gave you the entirely erroneous idea that there is no land there ? Surely the fact it is a continent would give you the first clue. Then there's all the pictures of the base camps of the various nations during the summer when they build their buildings ON LAND. 14 million square kilometres of ice-free land and 13.72 million km2 permanently under ice. It's landmass is TWICE THE SIZE OF AUSTRALIA. While penguins are the only land dwellers, the seas are incredibly fertile and support a vast range of creatures.

Lunarsea

The Antarctic also qualifies as desert as it has almost no precipitation. The largest desert on the planet.

Player #17921422

DSDA, Americans think they own the world!

Player216

Player #17921422, believe me, Americans are sick of Americans!

Patrick

I have been there. The penguins come right up to you to say hi. Lots of penguin dung to walk in.

StrangeWays

Player maz, you're correct when you say "in a sense." Almost all travel flows through McMurdo Station and the station managers are special deputies trained at FLETC in Glynco, GA. However their jurisdiction is limited to Americans. Thanks NatGeo!

Republic of Taiwan

Seven countries (Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom) maintain territorial claims in Antarctica, but the United States and most other countries do not recognize those claims. While the United States maintains a basis to claim territory in Antarctica, it has not made a claim.