| Antarctica is the coldest and most desolate region | | | | towards international conflict over the natural |
| of Earth. It was agreed that Antarctica could quite | | | | resources. |
| easily be shared. With the levels of the planet's | | | | Many of the people who work in scientific |
| natural resources running low, more countries are | | | | research in the Antarctic have often spoke of the |
| now looking for additional resources. | | | | atmosphere as one of peaceful cooperation and |
| People's attention has been drawn away from the | | | | the sharing between international communities. |
| ice, penguins and whales towards the oil, iron and | | | | The high level of human bonding is said to be |
| coal that are present. There is the worry that the | | | | because of the common challenge that the |
| region will see a move away from the peaceful | | | | environment creates, and a common interest in |
| international cooperation of scientific study | | | | the research that is being done. |