Antarctica
Antartica
Also known as:
Regions
Major Bases
Territorial Claims
Antarctica is a continent located in the Southern Hemisphere, centered around the South Pole, characterized by an extreme polar environment with vast ice sheets, glaciers, and mountain ranges buried beneath ice. It is surrounded by the Southern Ocean and is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth, with no permanent human population and ecosystems adapted to harsh conditions.
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Marie Byrd Land
(Unclaimed)
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🏕️ Camps
🏕️ Camps
C
🏕️ Camps
F
🏕️ Camps
I
🏕️ Camps
N
🏕️ Camps
U
🏕️ Camps
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🚚 Traverses
C
🚚 Traverses
F
🚚 Traverses
📍 Concordia Supply Traverse (Italy)
🚚 Traverses
📍 Concordia Supply Traverse (France)
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🚚 Traverses
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🚚 Traverses
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🚚 Traverses
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A
B
🚢✈️ Operations
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🚢✈️ Operations
F
🚢✈️ Operations
📍 🚢 L'Astrolabe
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🚢✈️ Operations
📍 ✈️ Phoenix Airfield
🚢✈️ Operations
📍 ✈️ Troll Airfield
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🚢✈️ Operations
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🚢✈️ Operations
📍 🚢 SA Agulhas II
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🚢✈️ Operations
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B
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Road System (International Treaty Continent – No Sovereign Government)
Drives On: None (no roads)
Antarctica has no permanent road network due to extreme climate conditions and environmental protections under the Antarctic Treaty System.
Electrical System (Research Station Dependent)
Primary Plug Types: Varies by research station (Type C, F, I, etc.)
Electrical systems in Antarctica depend entirely on the country operating each research station.
What is the Internet TLD for Antarctica?
A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.Country-code top-level domains are assigned to territories under ISO standards.
Examples:
.aq = Antarctica .uk = United Kingdom .no = Norway
Antarctica uses:
.aq
What is the ISO Code for Antarctica?
ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Antarctica is a unique continent with no native population or sovereign state.ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter territory codes such as AQ. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.
Antarctica is assigned:
AQ
Official ISO designation:
Antarctica
Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.
ISO-2 Code: AQ
ISO-3 Code: ATA
ISO Numeric Code: 010
AQ 
Antarctica (ISO 3166-1)
Antarctica (ISO 3166-1) Click to Copy Flag
Unicode Flag Code: U+1F1E6 U+1F1F6
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Antarctic Treaty System (1959)
What is the Antarctic Treaty System?
The Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), signed in 1959 and entering into force in 1961, governs Antarctica as a peaceful, scientific preserve. It prohibits military activity, suspends territorial claims, and promotes international cooperation and environmental protection.
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