Cultural > Antarctic Claims
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Source of Antarctic Claims: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica
Description
This layer shows current Territorial Claims in Antarctica. Seven sovereign states had made eight territorial claims to land in Antarctica south of the 60° S parallel before 1961. None of these claims have an indigenous population.
All claim areas are sectors with the exception of Peter I Island. The South Orkney Islands fall within the territory claimed by Argentina and the United Kingdom, and the South Shetland Islands fall within the areas claimed by Argentina, Chile, and the United Kingdom.
These claims have been recognized only between (some of) the seven claiming states. The United Kingdom, France, Australia, New Zealand and Norway all recognize each other's claims. (none of their claims overlap with each other).
South Africa does not claim sovereignty over Antarctic territory and does not recognise the right or claim to territorial sovereignty by any state.
Prior to 1962, the British Antarctic Territory was a dependency of the Falkland Islands and also included South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The Antarctic areas became a separate overseas territory following the ratification of the Antarctic Treaty. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands remained a dependency of the Falkland Islands until 1985 when they too became a separate overseas territory.
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