Australian Antarctic Territory
The Australian Antarctic Territory ( English Australian Antarctic Territory ) is an area from 45 ° E to 136 ° E and 142 ° E to 160 ° E in the Antarctic , on which the state of Australia since June 13, 1933 under the Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933 makes a claim.
The narrow piece between 136 ° E and 142 ° E is claimed as Adélieland by France and divides the territory. With the entry into force of the Antarctic Treaty on June 23, 1961, the internationally never recognized claims were postponed for the time being.
It was not until February 13, 1954 that Australia was permanently represented in the Antarctic with the Mawson station , since then the area has been administered by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
The territory has the postcode 7151, and postage stamps have been issued at irregular intervals since 1957 , which are also valid on mainland Australia.
Districts
The territory is divided into nine districts, from west to east these are:
No. | District / District engl. Name / German spelling |
Area in km² |
western border |
eastern border |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Enderby Land / Enderbyland | 044 ° 38 ′ E | 056 ° 25 ′ E | |
2 | Kemp Land / Kempland | 056 ° 25 ′ E | 059 ° 34 ′ E | |
3 | Mac. Robertson Land / Mac Robertson Land | 059 ° 34 ′ E | 072 ° 35 ′ E | |
4th | Princess Elizabeth Land / Princess Elisabeth Land | 072 ° 35 ′ E | 087 ° 43 ′ E | |
5 | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land / Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land | 087 ° 43 ′ E | 091 ° 54 ′ E | |
6th | Queen Mary Land / Queen Marie Land | 091 ° 54 ′ E | 100 ° 30 ′ E | |
7th | Wilkes Land / Wilkesland | 2,600,000 | 100 ° 30 ′ E | 136 ° 11 ′ E |
8th | George V Land / König-Georg-V-Land | 142 ° 02 ′ E | 153 ° 45 ′ E | |
9 | Oates Land / Oatesland | 153 ° 45 ′ E | 160 ° 00 ′ E |
Stations
In the territory there are / were the following stations from west to east:
station | Latitude | Longitude | District |
---|---|---|---|
Molodjoschnaja-Station (1970–1984, seasonal since 2006) | 67 ° 40 ′ S | 045 ° 51 ′ E | Enderbyland |
Mawson Station (1954-) | 67 ° 36'9 "S | 062 ° 52'26 "E | Mac Robertson Land |
Soyuz Station (1982–1989, closed) | 70 ° 35 ′ S | 068 ° 47 ′ E | Mac Robertson Land |
Druznaya Station (1975–1986, closed) | 69 ° 44 ′ S | 072 ° 42 ′ E | Princess Elisabeth Land |
Zhongshan Station (1989-) | 69 ° 22 ′ S | 076 ° 22 ′ E | Princess Elisabeth Land |
Law Racoviță Station (2006–) | 69 ° 23'18.6 "S | 076 ° 22'46.2 "E | Princess Elisabeth Land |
Progress station (1989–2000, 2003–) | 69 ° 22′30 ″ S | 076 ° 23'30 "E | Princess Elisabeth Land |
Davis Station (1957–1964, 1969–) | 68 ° 34'35.8 "S. | 077 ° 58'02.6 "E | Princess Elisabeth Land |
Sovetskaya Station (February 16, 1958 - January 3, 1959) | 77 ° 58 ′ S | 089 ° 16 ′ E | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land |
Mirny Station (1956–) | 66 ° 33 ′ S | 093 ° 1 ′ E | Queen Marie Land |
Komsomolskaya Station (closed) | 74 ° 05 ′ S | 097 ° 29 ′ E | Queen Marie Land |
Vostok Station (1957–) | 78 ° 28 ′ S | 106 ° 48 ′ E | Wilkesland |
Wilkes Station (1957-1969, closed) | 66 ° 15'25.6 "S. | 110 ° 31'32.2 "E. | Wilkesland |
Casey Station (1959–) | 66 ° 16'54.5 "S | 110 ° 31'39.4 "E. | Wilkesland |
/ Station Dome Concordia (2005–, international) | 75 ° 06 ′ S | 123 ° 23 ′ E | Wilkesland |
Leningradskaya (1971–1993) | 69 ° 30 ′ S | 159 ° 23 ′ E | Oatesland |
See also
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Coordinates: 75 ° 0 ′ S , 102 ° 30 ′ E