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 | Major geographical features ofAntarctica |
 | Map of Antarctica and surrounding islands |
 | Map of Antarctica |
 | Countries with bases on Antarctica |
 | Map of theSouth Pole |
 | Antarctica withoutice sheet |
 | Colored Shaded Relief Map of Subglacial Bedrock Topography and Bathymetry of Antarctica |
 | This is topographic map of Antarctica after removing the ice sheet and accounting for both isostatic rebound and sea level rise. Hence this map suggests what Antarctica may have looked like 35 million years ago, when the Earth was warm enough to prevent the formation of large-scale ice sheets in Antarctica |
 | Colored Shaded Relief Map of Antarctica without ice sheet |
 | Shaded relief map of Antarctica |
 | Surface map |
 | This figure shows the 30-year (1991-2020) average surface temperature (2m) for summer (DJF) and winter (JJA) in Antarctica based in ERA5 reanalysis data. |
 | TheSouth Pole |
 | Antarctica compared withEurope |
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Antarctica, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Antarctica.
 | Principle drawing of the size and structure of the Antarctic ice sheet during an interglacial, comparable to the recent stage |
 | Maximum extent of the Antarctic ice sheet during glacial cycles, e.g. at 21,000 years before present. Extent and volume changes are closely linked with grounding line changes of the West Antarctic ice sheet due to sea level lowering. At the glacial maximum, the grounding line extended close to the continental shelf break almost everywhere. Ice over central East Antarctica was generally thinner than today and varied mainly in accordance with accumulation fluctuations. Color shadings are increments of 500 m ice thickness. |
 | Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" is not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions begin exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 it is established that Antarctica is indeed a continent and not just a group of islands. Several exploration "firsts" are achieved in the early 20th century. Following World War II, there is an upsurge in scientific research on the continent. A number of countries set up year-round research stations on Antarctica. Seven countries make territorial claims, but no other country recognizes these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty is negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it enters into force in 1961. This map shows theAntarctic territorial claims |
 | Map of research and territorial claims |
 | Territorial claims relative to the rest of the world |
 | Amundsen Expedition map |
 | New Swabia, former German claim |
 | Argentine Antarctica, Argentine claim |
 | Antártica Chilena Province, Chilean claim |
 | French claim |
 | Second map |
 | Ross Dependency, New Zealand claim |
 | Peter I Island, one of the two Norwegian claims |
 | South Shetland Islands |
 | South Orkney Islands |
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
 | Map showing pencilled land labelledTerra Australis Incognita, where we now situate Antarctica |
 | Map of Antarctica by Jacques de Vaux, 1583 |
 | Map of Antarctica, 1894 |
 | Satellite map (Blue Marble data) |
General remarks:
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