Consider the following statements about Antarctic Region and mark the incorrect statement ........

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Consider the following statements about Antarctic Region and mark the incorrect statement.

Most of the Antarctic region is situated south of 60°S latitude parallel

It is governed in accordance with the international legal regime of the Antarctic Treatysigned in 1959.

According to this treaty nation in world is allowed to have Exclusive Economic Zones in this territory

Melting of ice in this region may is affecting the gravitational field of earth

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Explanation:

The main purpose of the Antarctic Treaty, which was signed in Washington on December 1, 1959, is to ensure "in the interest of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue for ever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord."