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| | Antarctic Treaty Documents - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The Antarctic Treaty was signed on December 1, 1959, by Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, the USSR and the United States of America. |
 | | Two major accomplishments of the Antarctic Treaty were to preserve Antarctica for peaceful purposes and to avoid a confrontation among the claimant states on the issue of territorial claims. |
 | | The Antarctic Treaty is open to accession by any United Nations member state or any other state invited to accede by the consent of all of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties (ATCPs). |
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