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The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica. It was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, setting aside the continent as a scientific preserve, establishing restrictions limiting travel to scientific investigation, and banning military activity; for the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude.

 

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=== 24 hour Sun? ===

According to the FE model, in Antarctica, it would be impossible to have 24-hour daylight like has been demonstrated in multiple videos of the Northern region. Questioning the 24-hour Antarctica daylight has caused many people to create clearly fake or incomplete videos in hopes to cover this inconvenient and difficult to prove issue.

 

If you watch this video of the purported 24hr sun in Antarctica, you can clearly see that video is edited and doctored to create the illusion of a full day of sun.