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Unfortunately, this unusual tameness was used to their disadvantage: as Darwin notes, men "frequently killed them in the evening, by holding out a piece of meat in one hand, and in the other a knife ready to stick them."

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[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 35 points 2 weeks ago

The thing I would've focused more on is how the islands have a military installation of a NATO country right on the doorstep of Latin America, I'd honestly never even considered the possibility of colonizing Antarctica.

[-] Chertstone@hexbear.net 28 points 2 weeks ago

That too. In fact it was actually used as a base to neo-colonize the newly independent Argentine confederation. I think almost all latin american countries have semi-legal claims on Antarctica through spanish colonization or something.

[-] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

Treaty of Tordesilla still applies!

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

I could be wrong, but only Chile and Argentina have claims on Antarctica, the other LatAm countries just have bases inside these areas.

[-] Chertstone@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Brazil; Uruguay; Colombia, Peru & Ecuador - its called the defrontación theory.

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago

Same with French Guyana, which is literally a colony of France and should probably gain independence.

[-] Chertstone@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

It used to be the place were they would send prisoners to die basically.

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yes, but France also used it to invade and harass Brazil (1890s - 1970s). Only recently, since Macron and Lula da Silva seem to be friends, have they built a bridge between Brazil and the Colony.

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago

I'd honestly never even considered the possibility of colonizing Antarctica.

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