Chilean Antarctic Territory

A sector of Antarctica claimed by Chile, extending from the South Pole to the Antarctic Peninsula and overlapping Argentine and British claims.

Chilean Antarctic Decree of 1940: A Chilean decree of 1940 that defined the boundaries of Chile’s Antarctic claim. It formally established the sector’s limits, including its longitudinal boundaries.
Antarctica: Earth’s southernmost continent, largely covered by ice and surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Chile’s claimed sector is part of this continent.
Antarctic Treaty: The 1959 treaty that reserves Antarctica for peaceful purposes and scientific cooperation. Chile is a party, and the treaty prevents its claim from being expanded or resolved during its term.
Norwegian Antarctic claims: Norway’s territorial claims in Antarctica, including Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island. Unlike Chile’s overlapping sector, Norway’s principal continental claim does not overlap another Antarctic claim.
Pedro Aguirre Cerda: President of Chile from 1938 to 1941. His government issued the decree establishing Chile’s Antarctic claim.
Argentine Antarctica: The sector of Antarctica claimed by Argentina, overlapping Chilean and British claims. Its boundaries overlap Chile’s claim in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Villa Las Estrellas: A Chilean settlement on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It is a permanent civilian community within the area Chile claims.
Australian Antarctic Territory: The large Antarctic sector claimed by Australia, covering about 42 percent of the continent. Its scale contrasts with Chile’s narrower sector between 53 and 90 degrees west longitude.
Luis Pardo: A Chilean naval officer who led the rescue of the crew of the Endurance from Elephant Island in 1916. His Antarctic rescue helped strengthen Chile’s historical association with the region.
British Antarctic Territory: A British overseas territory comprising a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom. Its claim overlaps Chile’s in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

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Magallanes RegionBroader topic: Chile administers this claim as part of the Magallanes Region, though Antarctic sovereignty is governed by treaty.