Answer the questions based on the following image:

Since which year, activities on the continent have been limited to scientific research, fishing and tourism?

1959

The correct answer is Option (2) → 1959

The Antarctic and the Arctic polar regions are subjected to special regional rules of environmental protection. Since 1959, activities in the area have been limited to scientific research, fishing and tourism. Even these limited activities have not prevented parts of the region from being degraded by waste as a result of oil spills