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Antarctica is a continent located around earth's South Pole; it is almost entirely covered by ice.

From the CIA World Factbook.

Claims

  • Argentinan: 25°W to 74°W; Overlaps Chilean and British Claims; Claimed in 1943.
  • Australian: 160°E to 142°E and 136°E to 45°E; Claimed in 1933.
  • Brazilian: 28°W to 53°W; Overlaps Argetine, British and Chilean Claims; Zone of Interest Designated: 1986
  • Chilean: 53°W to 90°W; Overlaps Argentine and British Claims; Claimed in 1940
  • French: 142°E to 136°E; Claimed: 1924
  • New Zealand
  • Norwegian
  • British

Old Claimes

  • German
  • South African