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Territory in Antarctica | Status | Claimant | Date | Capital | Currency | Dialing Code | Population | Claim limits | Area |
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Argentine Antarctica | Department of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands Province | Argentina | 1942 | Handled by the province of Tierra del Fuego, whose capital is Ushuaia. | 0054 + 02901 Esperanza and Marambio Stations: 0054 + 02964 | 469 (2010 Census) | 25°W to 74°W | Total: 1,461,597 km2 (564,326 sq mi), Land: 965,597 km2 (372,819 sq mi) | |
Australian Antarctic Territory | External dependent territory of Australia | Australia | 1933 | Davis Station | Australian Dollar | +672 1x | less than 1,000 | 160°E to 142°2'E, 136°11'E to 44°38'E | 5,896,500 km2 2,276,651 sq mi |
Chilean Antarctic Territory | Commune of Antártica Chilena | Chile | 1940 | Villa Las Estrellas | Chilean Peso | 56 + 61 | 115 (2012 Census) | 53°W to 90°W | 1,250,257 km2 (482,727 sq mi) |
Adélie Land | District of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | France | 1924 | Dumont d'Urville Stationa | Euro | +262 262 00 2 | 33 (winter), 80 (summer) | 142°2'E to 136°11'E | 432,000 km2 (166,796 sq mi) |
Ross Dependency | Dependency of New Zealand | New Zealand | 1923 | Scott Base | New Zealand Dollar | +64 2409 | 10-80 (Scott Base) 200-1,000 (McMurdo Station) 85-200 (South Pole Station) 0-90 (Zucchelli Station) | 150°W to 160°E | 450,000 km2 (174,000 sq mi) |
Queen Maud Land | Dependency of Norway | Norway | 1939 | Oslo | Norwegian krone | maximum average of 40, Six are occupied year-round | 44°38'E to 20°W | 2,700,000 km2 (1,042,476 sq mi) | |
Peter I Island | Dependency of Norway | Norway | 1929 | Norwegian krone | uninhabited | 68°50'S 90°35'W | 154 km2 (59 sq mi) | ||
British Antarctic Territory | Overseas territory of the United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 1908 | Halley Base | Pound sterling | 250 (summer) | 20°W to 80°W | 1,709,400 km2 (660,000 sq mi) |
Claimants | Claim Limits |
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Argentina, United Kingdom | 25°W to 53°W |
Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom | 53°W to 74°W |
Chile, United Kingdom | 74°W to 80°W |
Region | Unclaimed limits | Currency | Population | Area |
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Marie Byrd Land | 90°W to 150°W | Penguino | 20 to 30 People | 1,610,000 km2 (620,000 sq mi) |