Australian Antarctic Territory

Australian Antarctic Territory

Adopted 13 Jun 1933

Map of Australian Antarctic Territory	Map of Heard and MacDonald Islands	Hear National Anthem "Advance Australia Fair"	Constitution (1 Jan 1901)
Chief Stations: Maswson, Davis, Casey	Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)	National Holiday: 26 Jan (1788) Australia Day	Population: Uninhabited Seasonal Research Staff Summer (Jan): 200 Winter (Jul): 62 (2006-2007)
Total Armed Forces: N/A Defense is the responsibility of Australia Merchant marine: None		Number of Year-round Stations: 3 Summer-only Stations: 0 (2006-2007)	GDP: N/A
International Organizations/Treaties: None

Australian Antarctic Territory Index	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.` `1948 Australian Antarctic Division created to administer` `Australian Antarctic Territory, Macquarie Island,` `and MacDonald and Heard Islands Territory.` `1954 First Antarctic station built (Mawson Station).`
Macquarie Island

Directors of the Australian Antarctic Division
(part of the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage)
1947 - 1949                Stuart Campbell
                             (Chief Executive Officer to 1948)
1949 - 1966                Phillip Law
1966 - 1970                Don Styles (1st time) (acting)
1970 - 1971                Bryan Rofe
1971 - 1972                Don Styles (2nd time) (acting)
1972 - 1979                Ray Garrod
1979 - 1984                Clarrie McCue
1984 - 1988                Jim Bleasel
1988 - 23 Nov 1998         Rex Moncur
23 Nov 1998 -              Tony Press

Territorial Disputes: 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).