According to state media, China is set to complete a new research station in the interior of Antarctica next year. The station, located on Dome A, the highest point on the continent, will be the country's third scientific research station in Antarctica. The expedition to build the main structure of the station will begin in November and is expected to be finished by January. The station will be used for studying various aspects including the ice core dating from 1.2 million years ago, geological evolution under the icecap, global climate changes, and astronomy. Multiple nations with claims in Antarctica have been presenting their cases to the United Nations, marking what some experts believe to be the final major division of territory in history. Chile, Argentina, and Britain are in dispute over certain regions of the continent, with increasing focus on the possibility of mineral exploitation in the North and South Poles. However, current claims are only theoretical due to a 1959 treaty that safeguards Antarctica from mineral exploitation, allowing only scientific research.