And still the news stories about the Poles keep coming...
Remember, we explored some of the resources (things of value) that there may be in the Polar regions, which explain the desire to have some sort of territorial claim on them.
This BBC News article suggests that there may well be diamonds in the rocks of the continent, following some recent geological surveys.
This also connects with the work that Year 7 did on the Rock cycle, as diamonds are the result of intense igneous activity to create a rock called kimberlite. This needs to be brought to the surface by volcanic activity, which happens only rarely...
Extractive activity would not be allowed, under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, in a clause that was added in 1991, so there won't be much happening until 2041...
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