Could 17th or 16th century Spaniards or Portuguese discover South Georgia (or any other Antarctic land mass) and lay a legitimate territorial claim?
Could 17th or 16th century Spaniards or Portuguese discover South Georgia (or any other Antarctic land mass) and lay a legitimate territorial claim?
Wasn't Spain claiming the Malvinas as early as the 18th century ?
It's not classified as an Antarctic landmass, though :/
Fair enough, but so shouldn't South Georgia then, or am I missing something?
Even though South Georgia is north of 60° S, Wikipedia lists it as one of the Antarctic islands, similar to Bouvet and the South Sandwich Islands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_and_subantarctic_islands
Could 17th or 16th century Spaniards or Portuguese discover South Georgia (or any other Antarctic land mass) and lay a legitimate territorial claim?
A quick glance at Google maps suggests that the Falklands are definitely on the South American plate, and that South Georgia/South H/a/w/a/i/i Sandwich Islands are on what LOOKS like the tail end of that plate.Maybe it has something to do with which continental shelf the island is part of.
A quick glance at Google maps suggests that the Falklands are definitely on the South American plate, and that South Georgia/South H/a/w/a/i/i Sandwich Islands are on what LOOKS like the tail end of that plate.