The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia. It consists of all the islands and territory south of 60° S and between 44°38' E and 160° E, except for Adélie Land (136°11' E to 142°02' E), which divides the territory into Western AAT (the larger portion) and Eastern AAT. It is bounded by Dronning Maud Land in the West and by Ross Dependency in the East. The area is estimated at 6,119,818 km². The territory is only inhabited by the staff of research stations. The main station is Mawson Station. However, since Australia's signature of the Antarctic Treaty, territorial claims are effectively suspended, and the Australian Antarctic Division administers the area primarily by supporting various research projects. The French Southern Territories (long name: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, French: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises or TAAF) are antarctic, volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Africa and about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. ... Dronning Maud Land (or Queen Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between 20°W and 45°E, with a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. ... Political status Dependency of New Zealand Governor Dame Silvia Cartwright, ex officio as Governor-General of New Zealand Area  â€“ Total  450 000 km² (174 000 mi²) Population Scott Base: 10-80 seasonally McMurdo Station: 200-1000 seasonally Currency New Zealand dollar The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and... Mawson Station from the air Mawson Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), of the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage, manages Australias four Antarctic stations, as well as Heard Island, as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. ...

Subdivisions

The territory is divided into nine districts, which are from West to East:

Mac Robertson Land is that portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. ... Princess Elizabeth Land is the sector of Antarctica between longitude 73 degrees east and Cape Penck 87 degrees 43 east. ... Wilkes Land is the largest district of the Australian Antarctic Territory in Eastern Antarctica, fronting on the southern Indian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and Adelie Land, extending from from Cape Hordern in 100°31E to Pourquoi Pas Point, in 136°11E. The region extends as a sector about...

Stations

Active and closed stations in the territory, from West to East:

Molodezhnaya is a Russian research station in Antarctica at 67°40′ S 45°51′ E. Between 1970 and 1984 from Molodezhnaya numerous meteorology research sounding rockets, such as the MMR06, were launched. ... Mawson Station from the air Mawson Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). ... Mac Robertson Land is that portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. ... Mac Robertson Land is that portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. ... Princess Elizabeth Land is the sector of Antarctica between longitude 73 degrees east and Cape Penck 87 degrees 43 east. ... Princess Elizabeth Land is the sector of Antarctica between longitude 73 degrees east and Cape Penck 87 degrees 43 east. ... Progress can refer to: The idea of a process in which societies or individuals become better or more modern (technologically and/or socially). ... Princess Elizabeth Land is the sector of Antarctica between longitude 73 degrees east and Cape Penck 87 degrees 43 east. ... Davis Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). ... Princess Elizabeth Land is the sector of Antarctica between longitude 73 degrees east and Cape Penck 87 degrees 43 east. ... Princess Elizabeth Land is the sector of Antarctica between longitude 73 degrees east and Cape Penck 87 degrees 43 east. ... Mirny can refer to: Russian language for peaceful the city Mirny, Sakha in Russia the city Mirny, Arkhangelsk in Russia the Russian Mirny Station in the Antarctica See also: List of places named after peace This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Vostok (Russian: , translated as East) may refer to one of the following. ... Wilkes Land is the largest district of the Australian Antarctic Territory in Eastern Antarctica, fronting on the southern Indian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and Adelie Land, extending from from Cape Hordern in 100°31E to Pourquoi Pas Point, in 136°11E. The region extends as a sector about... Wilkes may refer to: Wilkes County, North Carolina John Wilkes Wilkes County, Georgia Charles Wilkes This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Casey Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). ... Wilkes Land is the largest district of the Australian Antarctic Territory in Eastern Antarctica, fronting on the southern Indian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and Adelie Land, extending from from Cape Hordern in 100°31E to Pourquoi Pas Point, in 136°11E. The region extends as a sector about... Wilkes Land is the largest district of the Australian Antarctic Territory in Eastern Antarctica, fronting on the southern Indian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and Adelie Land, extending from from Cape Hordern in 100°31E to Pourquoi Pas Point, in 136°11E. The region extends as a sector about...

History

Victoria Land was first claimed for Britain on 9 January 1841 and Britain claimed Enderby Land in 1930. In 1933, a British imperial order transfered territory south of 60° S and between meridans 160 W and 45 W to Australia. The borders with Adélie Land were fixed definitively in 1938. In 1947, Britain transferred Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and Macquarie Island to the territory. On 11 February 1954, Mawson Station was established as the first Australian station on the continent proper. Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12S, 136°11E and Point Alden at 66°48S, 142°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Orthographic projection over Macquarie Island Macquarie Island is located in the Southern Ocean, about halfway between Australia and Antarctica. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mawson Station from the air Mawson Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). ...

Postage stamps

This 1959 cover commemorated the opening of the Wilkes post office.

Nevertheless, Australia issues postage stamps for the territory. The first issues came in 1957, and sporadically thereafter, settling into a pattern of an annual issue by the 1990s. All have been Antarctic-themed, and all are valid for postage in Australia, so in practice they are just Australian stamps with a different inscription. 1959 cover from Australian Antarctic Territory, scanned by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1959 cover from Australian Antarctic Territory, scanned by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

External links

• Australian Antarctic Division
• PDF-Map of the AAT
• Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
• Russian stations

Claims on Antarctica
Adélie Land | Argentine Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory | British Antarctic Territory | Chilean Antarctica | Queen Maud Land | Peter I Island | Ross Dependency

1996 Antarctic Flag concept by NAVA member Graham Bartram. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12S, 136°11E and Point Alden at 66°48S, 142°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Antarctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentinian Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ... Australian National Flag For more information, see Australian Government, Flying the Flag - Its an Honour!. Created by User:E Pluribus Anthony File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Politics of Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Labor Party Australian Democrats Australian Capital Territory Talk:Australian rules... Image File history File links Flag of the British Antarctic Territory, from [1]. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flag of the British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent. ... Image File history File links Chile flag 300px height unified for the national flags serie, by user:Marc Mongenet, from CIA World Factbook, borders removed, high compression ratio, some color or ratio corrections from http://www. ... Flag of Norway, large The Norwegian flag is high red with a white-bordered, dark blue cross. ... Dronning Maud Land (or Queen Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between 20°W and 45°E, with a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. ... Fabian von Bellingshausen discovered Peter I Island (in Norwegian ) off West Antarctica on January 21, 1821. ... Download high resolution version (1600x800, 12 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Political status Dependency of New Zealand Governor Dame Silvia Cartwright, ex officio as Governor-General of New Zealand Area  â€“ Total  450 000 km² (174 000 mi²) Population Scott Base: 10-80 seasonally McMurdo Station: 200-1000 seasonally Currency New Zealand dollar The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and...

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