HOME WEB NEWS IMAGES CLASSIFIEDS YELLOW PAGESPOLLS - SURVEYS WIKI COUNTRIES PHOTOS US UK INDIA
Cities Stocks Weather Movies Coupons Travel Blogs Health Horoscope Maps ASIA EUROPE Classifieds Yellow Pages
 Grocer New York - Shopping, Services and Information at GROCERSIWORLD.COM | ||
|
pink ribbon, toys from, gift list toys, fashion, womens | ||
|
Professional Photographer - Shopping | ||
|
| |||
| Motto: Order and Progress | |||
| Anthem: Brazilian National Anthem | |||
| Territorial Claim: 28°W to 53°W; overlaps Argentine and British claims. | |||
| |||
| Status | Special Zone of Interest under the supervision of the Comissão Interministerial para os Recursos do Mar Scott Polar Research Institute: Directory of Brazilian Antarctic Organisations | ||
| Official language(s) | Portuguese | ||
| Capital | EA Comandante Ferraz Base, King George Island | ||
| Population | 48 (winter) - 100 (summer) | ||
| Currency | Brazilian Real de facto | ||
Brazilian Antarctica (Antártica Brasileira) is the name of the Antarctic territory south of 60°S, and from 28°W to 53°W, designated by Brazil in 1986 as its \'Zone of Interest\'. While the substance of that designation has never been precisely defined, it does not formally contradict the Argentine and British claims geographically overlapping with that zone.World Statesmen.org: Antarctic Territorial Claims
Contents |
In discussing Brazilian geopolitics, one must be careful to note that Brazil, in comparison to Argentina and Chile, has major geographic disadvantages with regards to Antarctica, and is generally considered the “newcomer” on the Antarctic geopolitical stage. In 1982 the Brazilian government launched their first Antarctic expedition, and a year later built their first base (named Comandante Ferraz, for a deceased naval officer active in Antarctica), which has been active year-round since then.
Despite their status as newcomers, Brazilian geopolitical writers have had considerable influence on the nation’s Antarctic policies (especially during the period of military dictatorship under a series of unelected general/presidents from 1964 to 1985), although there is not a national Brazilian Antarctic consciousness similar to that of Argentina or Chile.
Brazil\'s Antarctic geopolitics are reinforced by the notion of Brazilian grandeza which, Brazilians feel, will be part of the country\'s eventual status as a major world power. Brazilian analysts and officials have often stressed Brazil\'s special geopolitical status as a major power sitting astride key navigation sea lanes of communication in the Atlantic from the Equator to Antarctica.
A Brazilian geostrategist, Therezinha de Castro, came up with the concept of a South American Quadrant of Antarctica: the notion of defrontação (frontage). Under this concept, in the South American sector of Antarctica (Greenwich 0 degree meridian to 90 degrees West) all non-South American nations would be required to remove their bases. The one-quarter piece of Antarctica as defined above would come under the control (although not necessarily sovereignty) of those six South American countries which had “open” meridians to the South Pole (i.e. north-south lines which did not touch or include any other nation’s South American territory). This approach would greatly diminish the sectors presently claimed by Argentina and Chile, would eliminate the British sector, and would give small, but significant, sectors to Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador (thanks to the Galapagos Islands). Brazil would have the largest sector.
Map showing the position of Brazilian Antarctica
Frontage concept was never an official Brazilian government position, but it was widely accepted by Brazilian geopoliticians and others with an interest in Antarctica. As might be expected, it was strongly opposed by Argentine and Chilean geopoliticians, and welcomed by those in Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador.
Brazil maintains a permanent staffed research facility, the Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base (UN/LOCODE: AQ-CFZ), located in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at .
The administration of Brazil\'s Antarctic policy and interests are shared by various government organizations. Several Federal universities and institutes also participate in the Antarctic research program. As is the case with Argentina and Chile, the military (especially the Air Force and the Navy) play a major role in Brazil\'s Antarctic program.
National agency responsible for the elaboration and implementation of the Brazilian Antarctic Programme, Programa Antártico Brasileiro (PROANTAR), and for maintaining the all-year station Commandante Ferraz. The commission is under the direct command of the Brazilian Navy.Commissão Interministerial para os Recursos do Mar (CIRM)
National Member of SCAR. This committee is responsible for promoting the liaison between the Brazilian Antarctic Programme and international Antarctic research, co-ordinated by SCAR, and of following the activities and achievements of the research undertaken by other national Antarctic programmes. CONAPA is also an advisory body to other Brazilian organisms of the Brazilian Antarctic System, concerning scientific Antarctic politics. The committee is under the administration of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil.SCAR National Committees
National advisory board to the President of Brazil in charge of the formulation and implementation of the National Policy for Antarctic Affairs (Politica Nacional para Assuntos Antarticos - POLANTAR). The commission is directly linked to the Ministry of External Relations and the Presidency.Scott Polar Research Institute: Directory of Brazilian Antarctic Organisations
| Antarctic territorial claims | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current |
Adélie Land · Argentine Antarctica · Australian Antarctic Territory · British Antarctic Territory · Chilean Antarctica · Ross Dependency · Queen Maud Land · Peter I Island |  |
| Non-officialized | Brazilian Antarctica | |
| Former | New Swabia | |
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia
