It's worth noting that Antarctica remains undeveloped in large part because the Antarctic Treaty System bans commercial exploitation: https://en.wikipedia.org/

It's worth noting that Antarctica remains undeveloped in large part because the Antarctic Treaty System bans commercial exploitation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System Not that there would be much going on without the treaties, but it would likely be commercially viable for oil exploration or maybe mining.