In message to Russia, Chilean lawmakers meet in Antarctica to underline territorial claims

Defense officials from Chile convened a meeting at the bottom of the planet on Thursday in a bid to bolster their territorial claims in Antarctica as tensions escalate over Russia's maneuvers in the polar region.

Lawmakers from Chile's parliamentary defense committee flew to a desolate air base for a meeting billed as an assertion of national sovereignty.

AN UNUSUAL AUTUMN FREEZE GRIPS PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA, GIVING CHILE ITS COLDEST MAY IN 74 YEARS

"We are going to be sitting in Antarctica in an act of sovereignty...