British Antarctic Territory

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The British Antarctic Territory is a United Kingdom overseas territory in Antarctica, comprising a sector of the continent and its surrounding islands and seas that is subject to overlapping territorial claims.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Overseas Territory
overseas territory in Antarctica
administeredBy Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
administeredFrom London, England
surface form: London
borderedBy Argentine Antarctica
surface form: Argentine Antarctica to the west

Chilean Antarctic Territory to the west
unclaimed sector of Antarctica to the west
callingCode +44
capital Rothera Research Station
climate polar climate
continent Antarctica
country United Kingdom
created 1962
currency Pound sterling
establishedBy British Antarctic Territory self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Antarctic Territory Order 1962
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
governingBody Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory
hasResearchStation Fossil Bluff
Halley Research Station
Rothera Research Station
Signy Research Station
includesIslandGroup Adelaide Island
Alexander Island
Biscoe Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (historically, before separation)

South Orkney Islands
South Shetland Islands
includesRegion Graham Land
Palmer Land
West Antarctica
surface form: Ronne Ice Shelf
internetTLD .aq
ISO3166Code AQ
legalSystem English law
locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Southern Ocean
monarch Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III
nationality British Overseas Territories
surface form: British Overseas Territories citizen
officialLanguage English
overlapsClaimWith Argentine Antarctica
Chilean Antarctic Territory
population no permanent civilian population
primaryActivity scientific research
representativeOfMonarch Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory
sovereignState United Kingdom
subjectTo Antarctic Treaty
surface form: Antarctic Treaty of 1959
territorialClaimSector between 20°W and 80°W longitude south of 60°S
timeZone UTC−03:00
UTC−04:00
UTC−05:00
uses British Antarctic Territory stamps

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chilean Antarctic Territory overlapsWith British Antarctic Territory
Pound sterling officialCurrencyOf British Antarctic Territory
British Overseas Territories include British Antarctic Territory
South Shetland Islands partOf British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory (claimed)
South Orkney Islands administeredAsPartOf British Antarctic Territory
Argentine Antarctica overlapsWith British Antarctic Territory
British Antarctic Territory establishedBy British Antarctic Territory self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory Order 1962
Trinity Peninsula locatedIn British Antarctic Territory
British Overseas Territories Act 2002 excludes British Antarctic Territory
Palmer Land partOf British Antarctic Territory
Palmer Land administeredBy British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory claim)
Signy Research Station administeredBy British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Antarctic Territory
Mount Nivea sovereignTerritory British Antarctic Territory
Mount Jackson locatedIn British Antarctic Territory
Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory legalBasis British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory Order in Council 1989
Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory legalBasis British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory Constitution
Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory category British Antarctic Territory
Fossil Bluff region British Antarctic Territory
Smith Island partOf British Antarctic Territory
Coronation Island partOf British Antarctic Territory
British Antarctic Survey operatesInArea British Antarctic Territory
Flag of British Antarctic Territory country British Antarctic Territory
Robertson Islands locatedIn British Antarctic Territory
Signy Island partOf British Antarctic Territory
Clarence Island belongsTo British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory (claimed)
Adelaide Island partOf British Antarctic Territory
Laurie Island partOf British Antarctic Territory
Moe Island sovereignTerritoryOf British Antarctic Territory
Powell Island isPartOf British Antarctic Territory
Biscoe Islands partOf British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory (claimed)
Coats Land partOf British Antarctic Territory
Cape Obelisk belongsTo British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory (claimed)
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey operatedIn British Antarctic Territory
Graham Coast fallsWithin British Antarctic Territory
Foyn Coast partOf British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory (claimed)
Oscar II Coast partOf British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory (claimed)
Davis Coast locatedIn British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Territory (claimed)
Factory Cove country British Antarctic Territory
Admirals House country British Antarctic Territory
Giants House locatedInTerritory British Antarctic Territory
Colin Roberts workLocation British Antarctic Territory
Colin Roberts notableFor British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: Administration of British Antarctic Territory
Brunt Ice Shelf partOf British Antarctic Territory
British Antarctic Survey topographic maps region British Antarctic Territory
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee appliesTo British Antarctic Territory
British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands relatedTo British Antarctic Territory
this entity surface form: British Crown in the British Antarctic Territory
David Tatham workLocation British Antarctic Territory