Will we ever see the day when Antarctica becomes its own country?

>>78003968
not without significant climate change, there's simply no living there without support from an outside power and no way to defend property without support from the mainland countries

Don't UK and Argentina have conflicting claims on the part underneath the ice that's going to melt first?

>his ""country"" doesn't own antarctic territory

Esperanza base ran by Argentina has potential to be a flourishing state. The dry valleys of Antarctica are the only places I could see truly building a sustainable society. The ice-free valleys would be great for a start-up community.

>>78004008
the claims are suspended anyways, will be interesting what happens after the treaty expires though.

>>78003968
7 or so countries have claims and 15 or so have 'scientific' bases there, we may see a country form on Antarctica in the far future when a reasonable amount of food can actually be created on the continent but there will never be a single country encompassing all of antartica similar to australia

>>78004400
>Terra-forming
The antarctic peninsula would be the logical start. If you believe in a utopia, a state with no national allegiance or rule of law could be tested. The issue would be language and petty differences. It would have to be a radical non-political state that focuses on survival/a scenario where the 'tragedy of the commons' would never occur.