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While the substance of the [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claim on the territory]] has never been precisely defined, it does not formally contradict these other claims geographically overlapping it. | While the substance of the [[Territorial claims in Antarctica|claim on the territory]] has never been precisely defined, it does not formally contradict these other claims geographically overlapping it. | ||
Brazil formally expressed its reservations with respect to its territorial rights in Antarctica when it acceded to the [[Antarctic Treaty]] on 16 May 1975, making the first official mention of the "Frontage Theory", which states (simplistically): | Brazil formally expressed its reservations with respect to its territorial rights in Antarctica when it acceded to the [[Antarctic Treaty]] on 16 May 1975, making the first official mention of the "[[Frontage Theory]]", which states (simplistically): | ||
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Brazilian Antarctica is a hypothetical Antarctic territory south of 60°S and from 28°W to 53°W, proposed as "Zone of Interest" by Brazil. It exists completely within the British claim as well as the Argentine one.
Frontage Theory
While the substance of the claim on the territory has never been precisely defined, it does not formally contradict these other claims geographically overlapping it.
Brazil formally expressed its reservations with respect to its territorial rights in Antarctica when it acceded to the Antarctic Treaty on 16 May 1975, making the first official mention of the "Frontage Theory", which states (simplistically):
that sovereignty over each point in Antarctica properly belongs to the first country whose non-Antarctic territory one would reach when traveling north in a straight line from such a point.
Brazilian Antarctic activities
Outside the zone of interest, Brazil maintains a permanent staffed research facility, the Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base (UN/LOCODE: AQ-CFZ), located in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at 62°08′S 58°40′W.