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Line 35: === Background === In 2015–16, the [[Arctic Council]] marked its 20th anniversary; the Arctic Economic Council opened its secretariat in [[Tromsø]] and adopted its foundational documents; and the Parties to the Antarctic Treaty within the [[Antarctic Treaty System]] celebrated the 25th anniversary of the [[Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty]] that set aside [[Antarctica]] as a "natural reserve, devoted to peace and science".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/30/the-arctic-council-at-20/|title=The Arctic Council at 20|first=Radio Canada|last=International|date=30 September 2016|access-date=24 December 2016|archive-date=24 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224100826/http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/30/the-arctic-council-at-20/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://barentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2015/09/arctic-council-aims-boost-business-09-09|title=Arctic Council aims for boost in business|website=Barentsobserver|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125821/https://barentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2015/09/arctic-council-aims-boost-business-09-09|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2016/10/08/antarctica-celebrates-25th-anniversary-of-the-environment-protection-protocol|title=Antarctica celebrates 25th anniversary of the Environment Protection Protocol|website=MercoPress|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125812/https://en.mercopress.com/2016/10/08/antarctica-celebrates-25th-anniversary-of-the-environment-protection-protocol|url-status=live}}</ref> Within the [[United Kingdom]] itself, the Polar Regions continued to elicit considerable interest, with the ongoing commemoration of the centenary of Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]]'s [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] of 2014-2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ernest-shackleton.com/events/|title=Shackleton 100 Events|website=ernest-shackleton.com|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125813/http://ernest-shackleton.com/events/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2016/05/20/shackleton-centenary-thanksgiving-service|title=Shackleton Centenary Thanksgiving Service|website=MercoPress|access-date=2022-02-04|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204125814/https://en.mercopress.com/2016/05/20/shackleton-centenary-thanksgiving-service|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2015-10-08/shackletons-granddaughter-opens-centenary-exhibition/|title=Shackleton's granddaughter opens centenary exhibition|date=8 October 2015|access-date=2016-12-24|archive-date=2016-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224094151/http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2015-10-08/shackletons-granddaughter-opens-centenary-exhibition/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the online poll by the [[Natural Environment Research Council]] for a name for the newly commissioned [[Royal Research Ship]] that saw [[Boaty McBoatface]] emerge as the most popular suggestion before it was named [[RRS Sir David Attenborough]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/europe/boaty-mcboatface-what-you-get-when-you-let-the-internet-decide.html|title=Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide|date=22 March 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103082102/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/europe/boaty-mcboatface-what-you-get-when-you-let-the-internet-decide.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite === Founding === | |||