Australian Antarctic Territory - Stations, History
area 6 043 852 km²/2 332 927 sq mi of land, 84 798 km²/32 732 sq mi of ice shelf. Situated S of 60°S and lying between 142° and 136°E (excluding Terre Adélie); claimed by Australia, 1936; scientific station at Mawson, 1954; Davis Base, 1957; Australia assumed custody of the US Wilkes Station on the Budd Coast in 1959, replacing it by the Casey Station in 1961.
Portions of the summary below have been contributed by Wikipedia.
| District | Area (km²) | Western Border | Eastern Border | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enderby Land | 044°38' E | 056°25' E | |
| 2 | Kemp Land | 056°25' E | 059°34' E | |
| 3 | Mac Robertson Land | 059°34' E | 072°35' E | |
| 4 | Princess Elizabeth Land | 072°35' E | 087°43' E | |
| 5 | Wilhelm II Land | 087°43' E | 091°54' E | |
| 6 | Queen Mary Land | 091°54' E | 100°30' E | |
| 7 | Wilkes Land | 2,600,000 | 100°30' E | 136°11' E |
| 8 | George V Land | 142°02' E | 153°45' E | |
| 9 | Oates Land | 153°45' E | 160°00' E | |
| AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY | 6,119,818 | 044°38' E | 160°00' E |
Stations
Active and closed stations in the territory, from West to East:
| Station | Latitude | Longitude | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molodezhnaya (Russian) (closed) | 67°40'00.1" S | 45°51'00.0" E | Enderby Land |
| Mawson Station | 67°36' 09.7" S | 62°52' 25.7" E | Mac Robertson Land (Mawson Coast) |
| Soyuz (Russian) (closed) | 70°35' S | 68°47' E | Mac Robertson Land (Lars Christensen Land) |
| Druznaya (Russian) (closed) | 69°44'S | 72°42'E | Princess Elizabeth Land (Ingrid Christensen Land) |
| Zhongshan (Chinese) | 69°22'S | 76°22'E | Princess Elizabeth Land (Ingrid Christensen Land) |
| Progress (Russian) | 69°23' S | 76°23' E | Princess Elizabeth Land (Ingrid Christensen Land) |
| Davis Station | 68°34'35.8" S | 77°58'02.6" E | Princess Elizabeth Land (Ingrid Christensen Land) |
| Platcha | 68°30'41.8" S | 78°30'43.6" E | Princess Elizabeth Land (Ingrid Christensen Land) |
| Sovetskaya (Russian) (closed) | 77°58′ S | 89°16′ E | Wilhelm II Land |
| Mirny Station (Russian) | 66°33'00.0" S | 93°01'00.1" E | Queen Mary Land |
| Komsomolskaya (Russian) (closed) | 74°05' S | 97°29' E | Queen Mary Land |
| Vostok (Russian) | 78°28' S | 106°48'E | Wilkes Land (Knox Land) |
| Wilkes Station (closed) | 66°15'25.6" S | 110°31'32.2" E | Wilkes Land (Budd Land) |
| Casey Station | 66°16'54.5" S | 110°31'39.4" E | Wilkes Land (Budd Land) |
| Concordia Station (Dome C) (international) | 75°06S | 123°23'E | Wilkes Land (Banzare Land) |
| Leningradskaya (Russian) (closed) | 69°30'00.0" S | 159°22'59.9" E | Oates Land |
History
Victoria Land was first claimed for Britain on 9 January 1841 and Britain claimed Enderby Land in 1930.
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