CRACKS IN THE' ICE
's continental shelf may contain sizable reserves of oil and natural gas, perhaps matching those of Iran. And fishing fleets have already begun harvesting krill, the shrimp-like creatures, high in protein, that flourish in Ant- arctic waters. For the 14 nations with direct interests in the con- tinent, the payoff may not be far away.
Politically, Antarctica was sliced up like a pie before the end of World War 11, with wedge-shaped national claims radiating from the South Pole to the coast. Britain...