TIL there's a known massive oil reserve in antarctica discovered only earlier this year (2024)
While territorial claims are and will likely be heated, what struck me is that the area is right near the Drake Passage, in the Weddell Sea (which is fundamental to the world’s ocean currents AFAIU)....
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