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Antarctica


1) Antarctica - the area south of the sixtieth parallel of southern latitude, including all ice shelves;

Source: Federal Law No. 50-FZ dated June 5, 2012 "On Regulation of Activities of Russian Citizens and Russian Legal Entities in Antarctica"

Antarctica is a vast area of the Earth's surface with a specific set of natural conditions located around the South Pole and encompassing the Antarctic continent along with adjacent ice shelves and islands, as well as the waters of the Southern Ocean surrounding it

Source: Government Decree No. 1926-r dated October 30, 2010

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