British Antarctic Territory
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The British Antarctic Territory is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories, of which it is by far the largest by area. It comprises the regio
King Charles III is the head of state of the British Antarctic Territory.
Rothera Research Station
Chilean Antarctic Territory
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The Chilean Antarctic Territory, or Chilean Antarctica, is a part of West Antarctica and nearby islands claimed by Chile. It comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between longitudes 53°W and
Tabula geographica Regni Chile from 1646 depicts Terra Australis Incognita to the east of Tierra del Fuego.
Bernardo O'Higgins mentions the South Shetland Islands in his notion of inherited Chilean lands from the Spanish Empire (uti possidetis juris).
Gobernador Bories, a Chilean factory ship, anchored in Balleneros Cove, Deception Island in 1908.
Luis Pardo Villalón, the Chilean sailor who recued Ernest Shackleton's expedition who had been stranded on Elephant Island for eight months on August 30, 1916.