Australian Antarctic Territory
Australian territorial claim on East Antarctica
Australian Antarctic Territory
The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a region of East Antarctica claimed by Australia as an external territory. It is the largest sector of Antarctica by area claimed by any country and was transferred to Australia by the United Kingdom in 1933. Australia is an original signatory of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, under which all territorial claims are held in abeyance. Only four other countries accept Australia's claim to sovereignty: New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, and Norway. The Australian Antarctic Territory is administered by the Australian Antarctic Division, an agency of the federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Australia has three permanent research stations in the territory: Mawson Station, Davis Station, and Casey Station. The territory has no permanent population apart from the staff employed through the Australian Antarctic Program, which typically consists of around 500 people in summer and as few as 80 people in winter.
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