Cold calls are hard work, the strike rate, calling on people out of the blue (even when based on some research), is low.

Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!

Antarctica was remote, little of value […] was at stake, and few states had the capacity to get to Antarctica or otherwise challenge the claimants. […] Fast-forward to the present, and the picture looks somewhat different.

It was very nice meeting you, Samantha. ― Likewise, Mr Thompson.