남미 국가들과 한국은 극지방에 많은 관심을 가지고 국제사회에서 다 양한 국제협력 활동을 하고 있다. 남미 국가 중에서도 칠레와 아르헨티 나는 일찍이 남극에 매우 쉽게 접근할 수 있었기 때문에 극지 활동에 큰 관심을 가지고 다양한 활동을 해왔다. 한국은 상대적으로 늦게 극지 활 동에 관심을 가지게 되었으나, 최근의 경제 및 기술의 발전이 높은 평가 를 받으면서 극지와 관련된 다양한 활동을 진행하고 있다. 본 논문은 남 극 문제를 다루는 국제적 거버넌스를 인식하고, 특히 칠레와 아르헨티나 가 남극에서 가장 가까운 육지이고 남극조약체계에서 활발하게 활동하고 있다는 점에 착안하여, 이 극지방에 대한 남미 국가들의 접근방식을 소 개하고자 한다. 또한 이 글은 주변 상황을 고려하여 한국의 입장과 정책 을 소개하고, 남극 활동에 대한 한국과 남미 국가들의 협력 가능성을 모 색하고자 한다.

This study analyzes the use of the personality metaphor in the official tourism websites developed by South American countries. The Big-Five human personality dimensions are used as a proxy to explore the intended personality projected by the countries. A multistage methodology using a combination of content analysis and correspondence analysis was used. Results reveal the existence of four main clusters based on the use of different personality traits to communicate the peculiarities of each country. However, an overall view of the results indicates that South American countries are not using in a substantial way the personality metaphor to create a strong positioning for the international tourists, and therefore the use of this new marketing tool is in its nascent stages.

A 14-year-old female South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) with persistent vaginal secretion and chronic hemorrhagic diarrhea was encountered. During postmortem examination, the uterus was found to resemble a balloon with mucosal congestion and was filled with grayish milky material. The ovaries also had abnormal features, including necrotic surface lesions and multiple whitish foci in the cut section. Hemorrhages and ulcerated changes due to toxemia were observed in other organs, including the liver, spleen, lung, intestines, and lymph nodes. Microscopically, the left ovary contained interlacing fascicles of fibroblast-like cells with blunt-end nuclei showing cytoplasmic positive immunoreactivity against alpha-smooth muscle actin and desmin. The right ovary contained cells with round to cigar-shaped nuclei showing cytoplasmic positive immunoreactivity against vimentin. In conclusion, based on classification of bilateral ovarian tumors as a leiomyoma in the left region and a fibroma in the right region, this sea lion was diagnosed with chronic closed pyometra.