Colonial Snowbanks? Academic Update from UK

A curious debate from across the Atlantic: Cambridge University's Polar Museum has recently sparked controversy by labeling British expeditions to the South Pole as "colonial," despite no indigenous population being there. They argue that because these ventures involved claiming land and looking for resources, they fit a colonial model. It's like claiming submerged treasure in an empty fishbowl, ja. The irony is palpable, especially given there's no one to even notice the claim. Academic circles in Britain do love a good existential debate, don't they?