Can I claim ownership of land (or ice, snow, etc.) in Antarctica simply by squatting there for a number of years?
Can I claim ownership of land (or ice, snow, etc.) in Antarctica simply by squatting there for a number of years?
no
You can try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Westarctica
But the real answer is no, because no real nation will recognize your claim of ownership:
Your legs would get too tired from doing it for that long.
The answer is no. Even if you could it'd probably be cheaper in the long run to buy acreage in Manhattan.
I think you should try. You could set a legal precedent.
I can't imagine anybody kicking you off your property.
A homesteading claim requires you to till a minimum of 20 acres and harvest a minimum of 1000 bushels of corn. Good luck!
I knew of a distance runner in San Diego who years ago during a training run availed himself of a bathroom in a hotel in the downtown. A hotel employee saw him enter the bathroom, knocked on the stall and told him he had to leave because it was for hotel patrons only. The runner replied that he had squatter's rights and finished his business.
Yes. And your property rights will be well protected by that wise, powerful and benevolent government of Antarctica.
Oh yeah, one more thing. There is no Nanook of the South so you are not fooling anyone.