The purpose of this paper is to determine the status of Antarctica in international law, taking into account the effect of the Antarctic Treaty on Antarctica's legal status, and the extent to which this has been altered or affected by the major additions to the Antarctic Treaty System since its...

1. The setting -- 2. The United States in Antarctica : past -- 3. Other national interests -- 4. The Antarctic treaty -- 5. Resource issues emerge -- 6. Resources drive diplomacy -- 7. The United States in Antarctica : present and future -- 8. The future of the Antarctic Treaty.