Antarctic Treaty System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Antarctic_Treaty_System
GPTKB entity
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Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:international_treaty_system
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_Consultative_Meeting
gptkbp:appliesTo area south of 60°S latitude
gptkbp:category gptkb:Antarctica
Arms control treaties
International environmental agreements
Science treaties
Treaties entered into force in 1961
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 23 June 1961
gptkbp:established 1961
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Buenos_Aires,_Argentina
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Convention_for_the_Conservation_of_Antarctic_Marine_Living_Resources
gptkb:Convention_for_the_Conservation_of_Antarctic_Seals
gptkb:Protocol_on_Environmental_Protection_to_the_Antarctic_Treaty
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:main_treaty gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty
gptkbp:number_of_parties 56
gptkbp:prohibits nuclear explosions
nuclear waste disposal
mineral mining
military activity in Antarctica
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:scientific_research
environmental protection
gptkbp:purpose regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:France
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
1 December 1959
gptkbp:website https://www.ats.aq/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:NSF_United_States_Antarctic_Program
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Program
gptkb:Peter_I_Island
gptkb:Queen_Maud_Land
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antarctic Treaty System