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Where do most of the tourists visiting Antarctica come from?
The vast majority of visitors come by cruise ship, setting sail from ports like Ushuaia in Argentina or Punta Arenas in Chile.
Why does Antarctica attract tourists?
Most tourists come to the Antarctic Peninsula. The threat of climate change and environmental issues means some tourists want to go to locations before they change. As the ice retreats, more routes into Antarctica are opened up, allowing greater access for cruise ships.
Why should we develop Antarctica?
This frozen continent is key to understanding how our world works, and our impact upon it. Antarctica is important for science because of its profound effect on the Earth’s climate and ocean systems. As well as being the world’s most important natural laboratory, the Antarctic is a place of great beauty and wonder.
Why is the continent of Antarctica uninhabited?
Due to its remoteness, inhospitable weather conditions and lack of natural land bridges connecting it to other continents, Antarctica has spent the last 35 million years in relative silence and seclusion. Prior to its discovery in 1820, no humans had ever set eyes on this icy continent.
Why is Antarctica a global common?
It is generally recognised as a global commons, both by the members to the Antarctic Treaty, to non-member states and to the general population globally. Antarctica is a more concrete, physical space than other global commons, such as outer space, and it has, and is, actively dealing with the issue of sovereignty.
Why is Antarctica important?
Antarctica is a remarkable continent – remote, hostile and uninhabited. Antarctica is important for science because of its profound effect on the Earth’s climate and ocean systems. Locked in its four kilometre-thick ice sheet is a unique record of what our planet’s climate was like over the past one million years.