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[-] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Serious Q: isn't there actually a lot resources in Antarctica? Or is it just too difficult to set up shop there?

[-] UNY0N@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

There certainly are, but...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System

This treaty means the entire continent is for science only.

[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

When you say resources what resources are you referring to specifically?

[-] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 months ago
[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago
[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago

They do punk songs about Linux.

[-] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

Not sure but mineables? Im probably oversimplifying because all my knowledge of getting stuff out of the ground comes from games but stuff like metals.

[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

You mean like ores like copper, iron, rare earths that kinda thing. There are seems of minerals that are actually meteorites that have collected in certain spots on a glacier. Haven't heard anything about other large deposits but usually you would need to do all kinds of geological surveys to find that stuff and since most places are covered in 1mile+ of ice it's near impossible.

[-] Juno@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

Most planets, and much of our planet, is uninhabitable. This is the threat of climate change. Antarctica is a desert.

[-] wahming@monyet.cc 1 points 5 months ago

Oil rigs and mines aren't exactly living off the land. Dropping enough preserved food off to supply a facility wouldn't be too difficult. The main reason nobody's doing it is the international treaties involved

[-] Juno@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

That's not the point. The point is the uninhabitable and impossible to live off the land places are expanding on our planet.

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