Abstract

VILLAMIZAR, Fernando; IBARRA, Patricio  and  GUERRERO, Cristian. CHILEAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: THE REACTION OF CHILE TO THE ANTARCTIC GLOBAL INTERESTS. rev.relac.int.estrateg.segur. [online]. 2013, vol.8, n.2, pp.95-116. ISSN 1909-3063.

The purpose of this article is to present an overview on how Chile has historically been concerned with the Antarctic, due to an international scenario which shows a growing interest to exert influence and control of the white continent. While several countries began to worry about the Antarctic, the republican and independent Chile initially expressed no interest on the polar region, but when Chile perceived the actions taken by various powers and the resources they used in order to attain Antarctic territorial control, then the Chilean government reacted and made a territorial claim. This article uses a timeline divided into six stages clearly distinguished by the activities and the vision that existed on the white continent, and through it, a contrast is made of the activities conducted in the Antarctica by the powers and by Chile.

Keywords : Antarctica; Chilean Antarctic Territory; Antarctic Interests; Whaling Concessions; Antarctic Explorations; Antarctic Treaty.

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