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Lists of places in Antarctica
Coordinates80°S 90°E / 80°S 90°E / -80; 90
AreaRanked 2nd (unofficially)
 • Total14,000,000 km2 (5,400,000 sq mi)
 • Land100%
 • Water0%
Coastline17,968 km (11,165 mi)
BordersNo land boundaries
Highest pointVinson Massif, 4,897 m (16,066 ft)
Lowest pointBentley Subglacial Trench, −2,555 m (−8,382.5 ft)
Longest riverOnyx River, 25 km
Largest lakeLake Vostok, 26,000 sq m (est.)
Climatesubantarctic to antarctic
Terrainice and barren rock
Natural resourceskrill, fin fish, crab
Natural hazardshigh winds, blizzards, cyclonic storms, volcanism
Environmental issuesdepleting ozone layer, rising sea level

Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups, and many locations on and around the continent have been described. This page lists notable places in and immediately surrounding the Antarctic continent, including geographic features, bodies of water, and human settlements.

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Lists of places in Antarctica

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List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands. Austranten Rock Avalanche Corrie There are a number of mountain lists for Antarctica: List of mountains of Enderby...

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Lists of mammals by region

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some places by sub-national region. Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbean have links to more specific species lists. List...

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Research stations in Antarctica

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stations in Antarctica and these bases are widely distributed. Unlike the drifting ice stations set up in the Arctic, the current research stations of the...

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Southernmost settlements

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Antarctica. Ciudad (city) is not a legal designation in Chile and Argentina, except for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Currently, three places use...

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Territorial claims in Antarctica

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United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica. These countries have tended to place their Antarctic scientific observation and study...

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Lists of lighthouses

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or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area. List of lighthouses in Antarctica List of lighthouses in the...

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List of rivers of Antarctica

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This is a list of rivers of Antarctica. Although they are variously named rivers, creeks or streams, those listed are technically all meltwater streams...

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List of islands by area

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in sea level. Area of mainland Antarctica, without the ice shelves and nearby islands. All territorial claims in Antarctica are in abeyance under the...

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Mount Takahe

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a 3,460-metre-high (11,350 ft) snow-covered shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the Amundsen Sea. It is a c. 30-kilometre-wide...

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List of places on land with elevations below sea level

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is a list of places on land below mean sea level. Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water...

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History of Antarctica

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history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe...

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List of Antarctic features named after Norwegian royalty

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South Pole in honour of King Haakon VII of Norway, now denoted the Antarctic Plateau. Queen Maud Land is named in honour of Queen Maud of Norway. Five...

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Lists of books

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list of book lists (bibliographies) on Wikipedia, organized by various criteria. List of 18th-century British children's literature titles List of 19th-century...

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Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica

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location of historic interest on the continent of Antarctica, or on its adjacent islands. The list of historic sites was first drawn up in 1972, and...

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Lists of extreme points

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This is a list of lists of places considered the most extreme by virtue of meeting some superlative geographical or physical criterion – e.g. farthest...

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Lists of death tolls

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(2000–present) List of school shootings in the United States by death toll List of disasters in Antarctica by death toll List of disasters in Metro Manila by...

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List of mountains of East Antarctica

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The list of mountains of East Antarctica includes the highest mountains in East Antarctica. Geography portal Lists portal List of mountains of Queen Maud...

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List of marathon races

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also held in unpopulated places; see Antarctic Ice Marathon, Antarctica Marathon, and North Pole Marathon. This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

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List of places named after people

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There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponymy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived...

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List of organizations based in Antarctica

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This is a list of organizations based in Antarctica. Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition Antarctica New Zealand Argentine Antarctic Program Australian...

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Dow

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two places in Trinidad and Tobago Downingtown station, Pennsylvania, U.S., Amtrak station code DOW Dow Nunatak, Antarctica Dow Peak, Antarctica Dow (surname)...

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Steele

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Steeles Avenue, a street in Ontario Mount Steele (Antarctica) Steele Island, Palmer Land, Antarctica Steele (surname), a list of people with the name Steele...

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Bragg

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Electoral district of Bragg, a state electoral district in South Australia, Australia Mount Bragg, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica Bragg Islands, Graham...

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Howell

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(disambiguation), several places Howell, Lincolnshire, England, a hamlet Mount Howell, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica Howell Peak, Oates Land, Antarctica Howell, Soskin...

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Hub

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Nunatak, Graham Land, Antarctica HUB Tower, Des Moines, Iowa Hub (Minneapolis, Minnesota), a residential apartment building in Minneapolis Hub Building...

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Continent

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as continents. In order from largest to smallest in area, these seven regions are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia...

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Colbert

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Register of Historic Places, United States Colbert Mountains, located on Alexander Island, Antarctica Mount Colbert, an Antarctic mountain in the Ross...

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List of places with numeric names

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Places that have numerals in their names include: Nulde [nl], ('zero'), Netherlands, old name for a hamlet in Putten Nullarbor, locality in South Australia...

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