Antarctic Treaty

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arms control agreement international treaty multilateral agreement

The Antarctic Treaty is an international agreement that designates Antarctica as a scientific preserve, bans military activity on the continent, and promotes peaceful cooperation and environmental protection among nations.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Antarctic Treaty canonical	22
Antarctic Treaty environmental protections	1
Antarctic Treaty of 1959	1
Antarctica as a zone of peace	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arms control agreement ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral agreement ⓘ
allows	use of military personnel and equipment for scientific research in Antarctica ⓘ
appliesTo	Antarctica ⓘ
articleCount	14 ⓘ
dateSigned	1959-12-01 ⓘ
definesRegionAs	all land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude ⓘ
depositary	United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States of America
enteredIntoForce	1961-06-23 ⓘ
establishes	freedom of scientific investigation in Antarctica ⓘ inspection system for stations, installations, and equipment in Antarctica ⓘ
focusesOn	environmental protection in Antarctica ⓘ peaceful use of Antarctica ⓘ scientific research in Antarctica ⓘ
formsPartOf	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
initialSignatoriesCount	12 ⓘ
initialSignatory	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Chile ⓘ France ⓘ Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Norway ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
openForSignature	1959-12-01 ⓘ
placeSigned	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
prohibits	disposal of radioactive waste in Antarctica ⓘ establishment of military bases in Antarctica ⓘ military activity in Antarctica ⓘ military maneuvers in Antarctica ⓘ nuclear explosions in Antarctica ⓘ testing of any type of weapons in Antarctica ⓘ
purpose	to ensure that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes only ⓘ to promote international scientific cooperation in Antarctica ⓘ to protect the Antarctic environment ⓘ to set aside disputes over territorial sovereignty in Antarctica ⓘ
requires	advance notice of establishment of stations in Antarctica ⓘ advance notice of expeditions to Antarctica ⓘ advance notice of military personnel or equipment used in Antarctica for peaceful purposes ⓘ exchange of scientific observations and results ⓘ
reviewClause	may be reviewed after 30 years from entry into force ⓘ
shortName	Antarctic Treaty self-link ⓘ
states	no acts or activities while the treaty is in force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting, or denying a claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica ⓘ
subjectOf	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
suspends	enlargement of existing territorial claims in Antarctica ⓘ new claims to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Base Presidente Gabriel González Videla → subjectTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Base Arturo Prat → demilitarizedUnder → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Antarctic Treaty System → hasPart → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Antarctic policy of Chile → basedOnTreaty → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Antarctic policy of Chile → supportsStatus → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctica as a zone of peace

British Antarctic Territory → subjectTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Treaty of 1959

Ross Dependency → subjectTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals → relatedTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources → linkedTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Antarctic Treaty → shortName → Antarctic Treaty self-link ⓘ

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings → basedOn → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Antarctic Treaty Secretariat → legalBasis → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

CCAMLR Convention Area → relatedTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Queen Maud Land → governingTreaty → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Biscoe Islands → subjectTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Treaty environmental protections

Madrid Protocol → relatesTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Annex IV Prevention of Marine Pollution → relatedTo → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties → legalBasis → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

ATS → hasPart → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

subject surface form: Antarctic Treaty Secretariat

Antarctic Treaty Non-Consultative Parties (as observers) → hasLegalBasisIn → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

ATCM → legalBasis → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Casey research station → governingTreaty → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Standing Committee on the Antarctic Treaty System → topic → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Faraday Station → governedByTreaty → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ

Antarctic Treaty area → definedBy → Antarctic Treaty ⓘ