Territorial claims in Antarctica south of the Straits of Magellan (Terra Australis, and Tierra del Fuego and by extension the entire continent of Antarctica). This grant established, according to Argentina and Chile, that an "animus occupandi" existed on the part of Spain in Antarctica. Spain's sovereignty claim over parts of Antarctica was, according to Chile and Argentina, internationally recognized with the "Inter caetera" bull of 1493 and the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494. Argentina and Chile treat these treaties as legal international treaties mediated by the Catholic Church that was at that time a recognized arbiter in such matters. Each country currently has claim
Amphibolis antarctica Amphibolis antarctica Amphibolis antarctica, commonly known as wire weed or sea nymph, is a seagrass found in coastal waters of southern and western Australia. It is a herbaceous perennial up to 80 centimetres high. It has shorter leaves than the other "Amphibolis" species, "A. griffithii". Its flowers are green, and appear from September to February. First published as "Ruppia antarctica" by Jacques Labillardière in 1807, it has since been moved into numerous genera. It was named "Caulinia antarctica" by Robert Brown in 1810, "Posidonia antarctica" by C. P. J. Sprengel in 1824, " Cymodocea antarctica" by C. S. Kunth in