the usa australia france germany china japan india chile and other countries have stations in antarctica in all more than 50 countries have a presence and they're. signatories to the antarctic treaty. so i would do this for him. it's just. a moment of truth is coming soon the 959 treaty expires in less than 30 years. when that is the beauty of the absolute beauty that these tensions do not matter in the scientific community in trouble maybe because of a medical emergency or because the weather just closes opportunities for science in one area then the cooperation is there to look how can we best help each other attentions do not come into it at all on the grassroots level of doing on top to research and it is a wonderful example how the international community can come together and how we can overcome other issues and work together. polar explorers abide by rules agreed 60 years ago the only legal activity in respect of antarctica and its inhabitants his research. into good. people. in truth the native inhabitants aren't always happy about the attention. become a battleground in the u.s.