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However, the quality of those articles is still far lower than for men, with significant shortcomings in their length, content, connectivity to other pages and prominence on the site's front page.

This is because achieving a number of articles is an easily visible and achieved target. Ensure high quality of articles is the real long-term goal. The approach of the Wikimedia foundation and editor community is to simultaneously improve recruitment of female editors and to focus editor efforts towards notable women. To date we have received over nominations and our team of volunteers is diligently working the research and writing biographies. It has no permanent population, but typically hosts 1, - 5, visiting scientists.

Antarctica's climate is extremely cold and dry, making it difficult to inhabit and colonize. Antarctica was never colonized due to the harsh climate and conditions, so the land remained open and relatively free from territorial disputes.

While France laid claim to a portion of the continent in , the majority of claims wouldn't come until the early-to-mid s, courtesy of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Norway, Australia, Chile, Argentina, and Germany. Russia , the United Kingdom, and the United States. The treaty went into effect in and had been signed by 54 nations as of The Antarctica Treaty established the continent as a neutral location to be used exclusively for peaceful scientific purposes.

Meet Australia's Antarctic scientists and learn about their scientific research. Learn about the wildlife and environment, and the human experience of the icy continent historically and today. Find out about our stations, Antarctic travel and information for family and friends. The Australian Government intends to construct a paved runway near Davis research station, subject to environmental approvals.

One of the most ambitious and challenging scientific projects yet undertaken in Antarctica. The answers to some of the most important scientific questions of our era may lie deep in the Antarctic ice sheet. Browse a range of jobs and apply today.