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u/Authoritaye Canada 17d ago
How did we end up with so much of Antarctica?
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u/Electrical-Secret445 United Kingdom 17d ago
Britain NZ and the aussies all have a lot of claimed land there
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica
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u/Ok_Type_4301 17d ago
It kind of like claiming sovereignty of the moon. However, Chile and Argentina take their claims very seriously and noone has better claims (geographically and historically) than Austalia and New Zealand to the bits we claim.
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u/spagbolshevik New Zealand 17d ago
Hmmmm yes, we should get in on the Moon Race! No reason why CANZUK can't have a space program in our wildest dreams š We have the land and expertise.
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u/pulanina Australia 16d ago
Yes, Australia has had 3 bases there since the 1950s. Summer population about 250, winter 50-60.
Same canāt be said of the moon
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u/with_due_respect 16d ago
Dammit! Canada is falling behind in the cold, remote territory game! We....should... Wait. I think we're good.
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u/maomao3000 17d ago
Does Gibraltar mean nothing to you?
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u/Organic-Language6371 16d ago
Would this mean canzuk would have the most northern terriority in the world and the most southern?
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u/Wh-why 17d ago edited 16d ago
Ew, nobody should own Antarctica. Other than that, this is pretty fire. The capital of CANZUK should be in Canada since we are directly between Europe and Oceania.
Edit: why am I getting downvoted?? Is respecting the Antarctic Treaty really that controversial?? Ya'll need to grow up.
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u/Flush_Foot Canada 17d ago
Even though Iām from Eastern Canada, I would agree with somewhere like Victoria BC being the āCANZUK Capitalā, being fairly evenly placed between the UK and ANZ areas.
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u/hardcoremaggiesimp 17d ago
I mean London is the biggest citu
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u/tanhan27 17d ago
CANZUK should have 4 coequal capitols
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u/daniyal248 15d ago
This but it should also be each country's "second" city so for the uk it should be birmingham
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u/Hopeful-Car8210 16d ago
CANZUK would most likely have it in London for the economic purpose; that or it will have an embassy rather than a capital.
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u/Wh-why 17d ago
Agreed, and I am from the easternmost province!
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u/Flush_Foot Canada 17d ago
Ontario? (According to a Torontonian, probably š)
I grew up in the Maritimes, but have been in QC for just over a decade now.
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u/ArcticCelt Canada 17d ago
Australia is also between Canada and Europe if you go the other way around.
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u/MissMenace101 17d ago
Australia only has so much claim to preserve it from countries that want to milk it. Aussies canāt just rock up on a lot of āourā land
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u/Fantastic_Back3191 18d ago
I wish....