Territorial claims in Antarctica
1840 | France | Adélie Land | 142°02′E to 136°11′E |
1908 | United Kingdom | British Antarctic Territory | 080°00′W to 020°00′Wincluding overlaps:80°00′W to 74°00′W claimed by Chile (1940)74°00′W to 53°00′W claimed by Chile (1940) and Argentina (1943)53°00′W to 25°00′W claimed by Argentina (1943) |
1923 | New Zealand | Ross Dependency | 160°00′E to 150°00′W |
1931 | Norway | Peter I Island | 68°50′S 90°35′W |
1933 | Australia | Australian Antarctic Territory | 044°38′E to 136°11′E, and 142°02′E to 160°00′E |
1939 | Norway | Queen Maud Land | 020°00′W to 044°38′E |
1940 | Chile | Chilean Antarctic Territory | 090°00′W to 053°00′Wincluding overlaps:90°00′W to 74°00′W claimed by the United Kingdom (1908)74°00′W to 53°00′W claimed by the United Kingdom (1908) and Argentina (1943) |
1943 | Argentina | Argentine Antarctica | 074°00′W to 025°00′Wincluding overlaps:74°00′W to 53°00′W claimed by the United Kingdom (1908) and Chile (1940)53°00′W to 25°00′W claimed by the United Kingdom (1908) |
– | (Unclaimed territory) | Marie Byrd Land | 150°00′W to 090°00′W (except Peter I Island) |
Antarctic Area | 14,200,000 km² 5,500,000 sq mi |
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Antarctic Population | 1,000 to 5,000 (seasonal) |
Antarctic Population density | <0.01 per km² <0.01 per sq mi |
Antarctic Demonym | Antarctic |
Antarctic Internet TLD | .aq |