In-Depth: The Antarctic Treaty | 01 June, 2024

Sansad Tv

The Antarctic continent is vast. It embraces the South Pole with permanent ice and snow. It is encircled by floating barriers of ice, stormy seas and appalling weather. Its great altitude chills the air to extremes, and its descent to sea level across a moving ice sheet generates the world’s strongest winds. The cycling seasons reveal the spectacular natural forces of our planet. The surrounding seas teem with wildlife. And just 2% of this continent is free of ice, allowing a small toe-hold for hardy animals and plants. The discovery and exploration of Antarctica was shaped by the continent’s remoteness and its extraordinarily inhospitable environment. These factors combined for centuries to keep humans away from all but the subantarctic islands and parts of the Southern Ocean where whaling and sealing took place. In human historic terms, the land exploration of Antarctica is recent, most of it being accomplished during the twentieth century. The improved technology and knowledge of the last 100 years allowed greater access to the continent, encouraging detailed surveying and research, and the gradual occupation of Antarctica by scientific stations.

 

Anchor & Producer: Kriti

Video Editor: Abhilasha

 

Sansad Television is the Parliamentary channel of India. It was created in 2021 by merging Lok Sabha Television and Rajya Sabha Television.

 

Follow us on:

-Twitter: / sansad_tv

-Insta: / sansad.tv

-FB: / sansadtelevision

-Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/Sansad_TV

 

Subscribe to Sansad TV YouTube Channel: / sansadtv

Visit Sansad TV website: https://sansadtv.nic.in/