Chilean antarctic territory: the reaction of Chile to the antarctic global interests
The purpose of this article is to present an overview on how Chile has historically been concerned with the Antarctic, due to an international scenario which shows a growing interest to exert influence and control of the white continent. While several countries began to worry about the Antarctic, th...
| Published in: | Revista de relaciones internacionales, estrategia y seguridad |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unimilitar.edu.co/index.php/ries/article/view/60 https://doi.org/10.18359/ries.60 |
| Summary: | The purpose of this article is to present an overview on how Chile has historically been concerned with the Antarctic, due to an international scenario which shows a growing interest to exert influence and control of the white continent. While several countries began to worry about the Antarctic, the republican and independent Chile initially expressed no interest on the polar region, but when Chile perceived the actions taken by various powers and the resources they used in order to attain Antarctic territorial control, then the Chilean government reacted and made a territorial claim. This article uses a timeline divided into six stages clearly distinguished by the activities and the vision that existed on the white continent, and through it, a contrast is made of the activities conducted in the Antarctica by the powers and by Chile. El objeto de este artículo es presentar una visión respecto de cómo históricamente Chile se ha preocupado por la Antártida, debido a un escenario internacional en el cual se presenta un creciente interés por el ejercicio de la influencia y el control del continente blanco. Mientras que varios países del mundo se empezaron a preocupar por la Antártida, el Chile republicano e independiente en un principio no manifestó un interés sobre los confines polares, pero al percatarse de las acciones realizadas por diversas potencias y los recursos que estas materializan a fin de obtener el control territorial antártico, el Estado chileno reaccionó y realizó una reclamación territorial. El artículo emplea una cronología fraccionada en seis etapas claramente diferenciables por las actividades y por la visión que se tenía del continente blanco, y por medio de ésta se contrastan las actividades realizadas en la Antártida por las potencias y las realizadas por Chile. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma visão geral sobre como historicamente o Chile tem se preocupado pela Antártica, devido a um cenário internacional, no qual existe um interesse crescente por exercer influência e controle do ... |
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