Santiago (Great White South)

Santiago (known in Norwegian as Sørvinterland) is a country on Berkner Island in Antarctica, the smallest on the Continent. The island was never inhabited by Antarctic Natives, though they did occasionally use it as a hunting ground. Foreign settlement began with the foundation of Santiago in 1901, by pioneers from both Argentina and Chile. Santiago was at first claimed by both countries, but maintained that it was a ruled by neither. To attempt to keep their sovereignty over the island, the Santiagan people quickly set up a government and elected their first president, Miguel Suárez. This proved successful, as delegates from Suárez' government visited Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile, and proved to both governments that their country was fully established, and independent of foreign powers.

World War I had little affect on the island, as the population was almost entirely made up of Chileans and Argentinians, and neither group had any allegiance to either the Allies or the Central Powers. Immigration to Santiago began increasing in the 20's and 30's, particularly from countries such as Norway and Great Britain, as well as other parts of Latin America. Norwegian and Welsh immigration was so great that these groups (when combined) almost surpassed the original Hispanic population, and the Government decided to set a 'quota' of immigrants per year, to avoid being 'overwhelmed' by foreigners.