British Antarctic Territory
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British Antarctic Territory
The British Antarctic Territory is a
British overseas territory
, the sector of
Antarctica
claimed by the
United Kingdom
. It is situated in Antarctica from the
South Pole
to 60° S latitude between longitudes 20° W and 80° W. The Territory was formed on
March 3
,
1962
, although the
UK
first claimed this portion of the Antarctic in 1908. Before 1962, the area now covered by the Territory comprised three separate dependencies of the
Falkland Islands
;
Graham Land
, the
South Orkney Islands
, and the
South Shetland Islands
.
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