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Australian Antarctic Territory

Australia's territorial claim in Antarctica
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Summary

Australian Antarctic Territory is an external territory of Australia[1]. It draws 3,564 Wikipedia views per month (external territory of australia category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
  • Country: Australia[4]
  • Continent: Antarctica[5]
  • Instance of: territorial claims in Antarctica[6]
  • Official language: English[7]
  • Anthem: Advance Australia Fair[8]
  • Main regulatory text: Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954[9], Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933[10]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory[11]
  • Commons category: Australian Antarctic Territory[12]
  • Located in time zone: Antarctica/Macquarie[13]
  • Inception: June 13, 1933[14]
  • Official website: http://www.aad.gov.au[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Australian Antarctic Territory[16]
  • Territory claimed by: Australia[17]
  • Native label: Australian Antarctic Territory[18]
  • Short name: AAT[19]
  • Area: 5,896,500 km²[20]

Why It Matters

Australian Antarctic Territory has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . data.iana.org. data.iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 70
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb',
    Fast id → 1255994
    Idref id → 183376013
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Canadiana name authority id: ncf12022545, add P8179 claim: ncf12022545"
  2. 24w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Antarctic Treaty area
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area, fix redirect Antarctic Treaty area → Antarctic Treaty area ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bf164d4e5ee1|d"
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