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November 2026 Edition

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Australian Antarctic Territory · Introduction

external territory. Regional chapter contents and subject sections follow below.

Geography reference: Effective date not supplied. System: territorial claims. [1]

Relationship recorded by the source: territorial claim with Australia. Effective from: Not supplied; effective to: Not supplied. Source accessed: 2026-11-05; the relationship is recorded as observed in that source, and its historical effective date is not established.

Introduction

Introduction

Australia claims the Australian Antarctic Territory. Some Antarctic Treaty parties do not recognise territorial claims; the Treaty preserves parties’ positions on sovereignty. Australia’s Antarctic claim is subject to the Antarctic Treaty; Article IV preserves parties’ positions on territorial claims. [2] [3] [4]
Source context

Reference period: As stated in each note.

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Notes & sources

  1. Australian territories

    Publisher: Australian Government

    Reference period: As stated with each observation.

    Source release: Not supplied. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

    Lists Jervis Bay and external territories separately; identifies responsible departments.

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  2. Australian territories

    Publisher: Australian Government

    Reference period: As stated with each observation.

    Source release: Not supplied. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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  3. Antarctic territorial claims

    Publisher: Australian Antarctic Program

    Reference period: As stated with each observation.

    Source release: Not supplied. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

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  4. The Antarctic Treaty

    Publisher: Antarctic Treaty Secretariat

    Reference period: As stated with each observation.

    Source release: Not supplied. Accessed: 2026-11-05.

    Article IV preserves the positions of parties concerning claims; some claims overlap and some parties do not recognise claims.

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