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'''Frontage theory''' is Brazilian system of distribution sectors of the Antarctic continent according to meridians, specifically: "each South American state with an open meridian to the South Pole would have an Antarctic sector defined by those meridians" | '''Frontage theory''' is Brazilian system of distribution sectors of the [[Antarctic]] continent according to meridians, specifically: "each South American state with an open meridian to the [[South Pole]] would have an Antarctic sector defined by those meridians". | ||
==Consequences of theory== | |||
Such a system would result in a significant reduction in the sectors of territory which are currently claimed by [[Chilean Antarctica|Chile]] and [[Argentine Antarctica|Argentina]] as well as the [[British Antarctic Territory|United Kingdom]], and would provide new sectors for Uruguay and Ecuador as well as a well-defined [[Brazilian Antarctica|Brazilian sector]]. It does not make any suggestions for the divisions of other sectors claimed by other nations, and is only meant to apply to the continent of South America. | |||
==Acceptance of theory== | |||
To date, no other country has decided to adopt frontage theory as a geopolitical system for diving up the continent, and the Brazilian claim on Antarctica which derives from it is among the weakest of those which now exist. [[Westarctica]] does not accept frontage theory as a legitimate method for assigning ownership of Antarctic territory. | |||
[[Category: Law in Westarctica]] | |||
[[Category: Geography of Antarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Antarctica]] |