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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

  • Argentine: 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: 150°W to 160°E; Claimed: 1923.
  • Norwegian: 45°E to 20°E and Peter I Island; Claimed: 1938.
  • British: 20°W to 80°W; Overlaps Argetine and Chilean Claims; Claimed: 1908.

Old Claims

  • German: 20°E to 10°W; Ovelapped Norwegian claim; Claimed: 1939-1945.
  • South African: xxx°y to xxx°y; Claimed: 1963-1994.