# So...When Does the Great Antarctic Land Grab Start?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 11, 2021, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-does-the-great-antarctic-land-grab-start/939784 "2021-04-11T08:39:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-does-the-great-antarctic-land-grab-start/939784/29 "2021-04-13T03:51:26Z")

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> [@Broomstick](#):
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> How long for the Land Truly Down Under to lose enough ice for people to start moving in?

Coincidentally, another thread started at around the same time:

> [@The adventure of a lifetime - only $96,000 per person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventure-of-a-lifetime-only-96-000-per-person/939829/1):
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> It’s the closest thing they have to a resort in Antarctica. You fly on a chartered jet out of South Africa.

Jet lands at “the only blue ice runway in Antarctic specifically designed for business jets”, and a DC3 takes you to the private resort at Schirmacher Oasis.

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