Australian
Antarctic Territory
Adopted 13 Jun 1933
Map
of Australian Antarctic
Territory
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Map
of Heard and MacDonald
Islands
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Hear
National Anthem "Advance Australia Fair"
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Constitution (1 Jan 1901)
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Chief Stations: Maswson, Davis, Casey
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Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
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National Holiday: 26 Jan (1788) Australia Day
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Population: Uninhabited Seasonal Research Staff Summer (Jan): 200 Winter (Jul): 62 (2007-2008)
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Total Armed Forces: N/A Defense is the responsibility of Australia Merchant marine: None
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Number of Year-round
Stations: 3 Summer-only Stations: None (2007-2008)
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GDP: N/A
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Australian
Antarctic
Territory
Index
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Chronology
11 Jul 1810
Macquarie Island claimed by Britain.
27 Nov 1833
MacDonald and Heard Islands claimed by Britain.
9 Jan 1841
Victoria Land claimed for Britain.
25 Nov 1853
Heard Island sighted by U.S. Capt. John Heard.
4 Jan 1854
MacDonald Island sighted by Capt. William MacDonald.
13 Jan 1930
Enderby Land is claimed by Britain.
13 Jun 1933
British imperial order places the territory as south
of the 60° parallel between meridians 160W and 45W
(to exclusion of French Terre Adelie) which is
then transferred to Australia.
1 Apr 1938
Border with French Terre Adelie are fixed
definitively between meridians 136E and 14E.
26 Dec 1947
Macquarie Island and the Heard and MacDonald Islands
are transferred to Australia by U.K.
May 1948
Australian Antarctic Division created to administer
Australian Antarctic Territory, Macquarie
Island,
and MacDonald and Heard Islands Territory.
13 Feb 1954 Australia's first permanent station in Antarctica
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Directors of the Australian Antarctic Division
(part of the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage)
1947 - 1949
Stuart Campbell
(Officer-in-Charge and Chief Executive Officer)
Jan 1949 - 1966
Phillip G. Law (b. 1912)
1966 - 1970
Don Styles (1st time) (acting)
2 Oct 1970 - 1 Aug 1971
Bryan Rofe (b. 1918 - d. 1971)
1971 - 1972
Don Styles (2nd time) (acting)
8 May 1972 - 1979
Ray I. Garrod
9 Apr 1979 - 1984
Clarence "Clarrie" G. McCue (b. 1927 - d. 1992)
1984 - 1988
James "Jim" E. Bleasel (b. 1936?)
1988 - 23 Nov 1998
Rex Moncur
23 Nov 1998 - 2009
Tony J. Press
Feb 2009 - Lyn Maddock (f)
Territorial Disputes: Ausralian Antarctic
claim is not been recognized by the United Nations, U.S., Russia or by
most other countries (other than U.K. and New Zealand).
©2000 Ben Cahoon
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