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'''Brazilian Antarctica''' is a hypothetical [[Antarctica|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 Antarctic Territory|British claim]] as well as the [[Argentine Antarctica|Argentine one]]. | '''Brazilian Antarctica''' is a hypothetical [[Antarctica|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 Antarctic Territory|British claim]] as well as the [[Argentine Antarctica|Argentine one]]. | ||
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 | ==Frontage Theory== | ||
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): | |||
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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. | |||
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==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. | 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. | ||
[[Category: Geography of Antarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Antarctica]] |