Less attention is now being paid to the land of ice, penguins and seals and more attention is paid towards the land of oil, coal and iron reserves. There is real concern that the region may suffer as international scientific research is replaced by more nationalistic mineral exploitation which could lead to confrontation. Visit the page on antarctica travel to get more information.
There have often been many positive comments with regards to decades of peaceful cooperation and the amount of sharing between nations by the staff based at scientific research centers in the Antarctic. Even during times of war in the outside world the scientists feel a great bonding with their colleagues due to them facing the same challenges of the hostile environment, and they also share a passion for the scientific work that that are doing.
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