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	British Antarctic Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Antarctic Territory is a overseas territory of the United Kingdom, 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.
		The Territory is uninhabited by a native population.
		The territory was grouped together as the Falkland Islands Dependency, and governed from Port Stanley by the Governor of the Falkland Islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Antarctic_Territory (616 words)

	British Antarctic Territory - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent.
		The Antarctic Treaty of 1961 ended the possibility of normal settlement and commercial exploitation, so the lands south of 60 degrees were put under a separate administration, on March 3, 1962.
		Disputes arising over overlapping claims on this territory by Chile and Argentina, coupled with the declarations of non-recognition of all Antarctic territorial claims by the United States of America and the Russian Federation have been shelved for the time being by the Antarctic Treaty.
	open-encyclopedia.com /British_Antarctic_Territory (372 words)

	Learn more about British Empire in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British Empire, which in the early decades of the 20th century covered nearly 30 million square kilometress with a population of 400-500 million people (roughly a quarter of the world's population), was the second most extensive area under a single country's rule in history, after the Mongol Empire of the 13th century.
		Its territories were scattered across every continent and ocean, and it was described with some truth as "the empire on which the sun never sets".
		The 1920s saw a rapid transformation of the status of the self-governing territories, leading to the 1926 Balfour Declaration and the 1931 Statute of Westminster, which provided formal equality of the Dominions with Britain, which is seen as the beginning of the British Commonwealth.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /b/br/british_empire.html (1117 words)

	StampTraders.com -- British Antarctic Territory Stamps Gallery
		The British Antarctic Territory consists of the segment of the Antarctic continent lying south of latitude 60°S; and, between longitudes 20° and 80°W comprising the Antarctic Peninsula with all adjacent islands, the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, and the landmass extending to the South Pole.
		The fact that the territory is a British dependent territory is stressed by the Union flag in the canton.
		The territory flag may be flown at the British Antarctic Survey HQ in Cambridge and at research stations in the Territory itself.
	stamptraders.com /falkland/factsheet3.html (838 words)

	Antarctic Territory, British - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Antarctic Territory, British
		The islands are rugged and inhospitable, and the Antarctic Peninsula is mountainous, rising to 2,338 m/7,671 ft. The main continental masses are ice-capped, and the territory as a whole has a rigorous Antarctic climate.
		The British Antarctic Survey has maintained bases there since 1943–44; two bases, Halley Bay and Rothera, are permanently occupied, and there are a number of others occupied during the summer season.
		The territory is administered by a High Commissioner, in practice the Governor of the Falkland Islands.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Antarctic+Territory,+British (240 words)

	British Antarctic Territory: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about British Antarctic Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica.
		The territory has no permanent inhabitants, but at any one time there are about 100 researchers working at various stations.
		The lack of inhabitants has not discouraged the British government from issuing postage stamps for the territory.
	www.encyclopedian.com /br/British-Antarctic-Territory.html (300 words)

	BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Overseas territories should be distinguished from crown dependencies (the Channel_Islands and the Isle_of_Man, which have a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom), and protectorates (which were not formally under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom).
		Successive British governments have argued against integration, to the effect that it is not an appropriate alternative to the ''status quo'' or that it is not a modern form of existence, instead advocating the concept of 'partnership'.
		Queen Elizabeth II is head_of_state in the overseas territories in her role as Queen of the United Kingdom, not in right of each territory.
	www.brolgas.com /British_overseas_territory (1214 words)

	British Antarctic Territory -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British Antarctic Territory is the (The people of Great Britain) British claim to land and islands in (An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep) Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent.
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Antarctic Treaty) Antarctic Treaty of 1961 ended the possibility of normal settlement and commercial exploitation, so the lands south of 60 degrees were put under a separate administration, on March 3, 1962.
		Several additional issues in the (The decade from 1960 to 1969) 1960s were followed by a (The act of changing to a decimal system) decimalization issue in 1971 produced by (Something added by overprinting) overprinting the 1963 stamps.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Br/British_Antarctic_Territory.htm (363 words)

	Places of the World (B) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Belize (formerly British Honduras) is a country in Central America south of Mexico and east of Guatemala.
		British Columbia is a province of western Canada on the Pacific.
		The British Isles are a group of islands off the north west coast of Europe consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, The Channel Islands, Orkney, Shetland Islands, Isle of Man and other islands.
	www7.informatik.uni-erlangen.de /tree/IMMD-VII/Probert_Encyclopaedia/g2.htm (3994 words)

	British Antarctic Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British Antarctic Territory is the oldest territorial claim to a part of the continent.
		British Antarctic Territory has a great wealth of marine life, including large breeding colonies of penguins and seals, which attracted the first sailors to the region in pursuit of fur and seal-oil.
		British Antarctic Territory includes a wide range of landscapes, from the spectacular mountains and islands of the Antarctic Peninsula, to the smooth plains of the ice shelves and ice caps.
	www.antarctica.ac.uk /About_Antarctica/British_Antarctic_Territory/index.html (318 words)

	Search Results for antarctic - Encyclopædia Britannica
		a territory of the United Kingdom lying southeast of South America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west.
		French overseas territory consisting of the islands of Saint-Paul and Nouvelle Amsterdam (q.v.) and the island groups of Kerguelen and Crozet (qq.v.) in the south Indian Ocean, as well as the Adélie...
		Antarctic icebergs are characterized by their tremendous size and tabular shape.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=antarctic&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (549 words)

	British Antarctic Territory
		BAT has a Blue Ensign (in addition to/predating the white with full arms), and this was established by Royal Warrant dated 30 May 1969.
		When the British Antarctic Territory was founded in 1962 the remaining parts of the Falkland Islands Dependencies (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) reverted to the Falkland Islands.
		The flag of the commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory is a Union flag defaced with a white discwith a gold edge, covered by a laurel wreath, with the full achievemnet of arms in the centre.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-bat.html (812 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		The United Kingdom’s presence in the Territory is provided by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which maintains two permanently manned scientific stations (at Halley and Rothera) and two summer-only stations (at Fossil Bluff on Alexander Island and Signy in the South Orkney Islands).
		The BAT comprises that sector of the Antarctic south of latitude 60 degrees South, between longitudes 20 degrees West and 80 degrees West.
		It is administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Commissioner for the BAT is the Head of the FCO's Overseas Territories Department.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018952685006 (798 words)

	British Antarctic Territory - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Disputes arising over overlapping claims on this territory by Chile and Argentina, coupled with the declarations of non-recognition of all Antarctic territorial claims by the United States and Russia have been shelved for the time being by the Antarctic Treaty.
		The history of place-names in the British Antarctic Territory (Scientific reports / British Antarctic Survey)
		An Ostracod fauna from Halley Bay, Coats Lands, British Antarctic Territory, (British Antarctic Survey.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /british_antarctic_territory.htm (441 words)

	Wikinfo \| Antarctica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		British: 20°W to 80°W; Overlaps Argentine and Chilean Claims; Claimed: 1908.
		The Antarctic Treaty defers these claims and most other nations do not recognize them.
		The continent is surrounded by a large pack ice zone, in which one of the most remarkable ecosystems of the planet developed, based on the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Antarctica (393 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice by Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Territory has no indigenous population and the only residents are personnel who work at the few scientific research stations in the Territory.
		The British Antarctic Territory is a British Overseas Territory.
		Before travelling to the British Antarctic Territory, and the wider continent of Antarctica, you will need a valid permit which your tour organiser can obtain from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1045739274545 (494 words)

	Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau - British Antarctic Territory
		Following a survey by the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) in 1994, the decision was taken to restore the station and reopen it for the benefit of the increasing numbers of tourists to the area.
		The original station hut, "Bransfield House", still survives as the core of the main building and is the oldest British structure remaining on the Antarctic Peninsula.
		Following the restoration it became evident that Port Lockroy was at the hub of the Antarctic tourist traffic, with visitors being landed both at the station and at the nearby penguin rookery at Jougla Point on Wiencke Island.
	www.falklands.gov.fk /pb/bat/port-lockroy.htm (997 words)

	Welcome
		The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council.
		Antarctic is a beautiful new DVD/Book that describes through music, sound, film, photography and literature, composer Craig Vear's three month journey into the mysterious frozen world of Antarctica.
		Working closely with experts from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), award-winning designer James Moon has come up with a lightweight, compact eco-friendly vehicle for use in one of the Earth's most extreme environments.
	www.antarctica.ac.uk (334 words)

	LookSmart - Directory - British Antarctic Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		British Antarctic Territory - Palmer Land near Cape Horn defines the northern limit of the sector that carries Britain's name.
		British Antarctic bases and the British Antarctic Survey headquarters in Cambridge use a flag introduced in 1969.
		Map of the southern Islands at a latitude of 62 68 south and a longitude of 59 43 west.
	lsxml.looksmart.com /p/browse/us1/us317916/us559898/us573368/us10156072/us10117409 (178 words)

	Antarctic Peninsula -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Unbroken by any other continental landmass, the Antarctic Ocean's narrowest constriction is the Drake Passage, 600 miles (1,000 km) wide, between South America and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
		Seven nations have claimed pie-shaped sectors of territory centering on the South Pole.
		Land was seen in about 1820, when British and United States seal hunters and a Russian exploring expedition reached the Antarctic Peninsula.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9007751 (912 words)

	List of Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of the Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory
		This is a list of High Commissioners and Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory, the area of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom.
		The first High Commissioner was appointed in 1962 following the establishment of British Antarctic Territory as a seperate British overseas territory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Commissioners_of_the_British_Antarctic_Territory (115 words)

	British Southern Atlantic Territories
		He came closest to the present British Antarctic Territory towards the end of the second voyage shortly before discovering South Georgia.
		Stamps were issued in 1975 to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery and again in 1979 as part of the Crown Agents omnibus issue.
		In 1985, when the stamps were being inscribed Falkland Islands Dependencies, Joseph Banks was shown on the Early Naturalists set (itself part of a mini omnibus with BAT and the Falkland Islands).
	www.btinternet.com /~musyat/cook/gbsant.html (1669 words)

	List of Commissioners of the British Antarctic Territory... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	Collector's Target: STAMP & PHILATELIC RESOURCE CENTER
		"We understand that during a recent visit by a private person to the unmanned British Antarctic Territory Base at Hope Bay, a number of items bearing British Antarctic Territory postage stamps were marked by him with a handstamp closely resembling the official cancellation used by the British Antarctic Territory postal administration and indicating that
		British Antarctic Territory postal law to place such markings on the items in question or in any way to effect acancellation or franking for the purposes of such law.
		Moreover, there is currently no official or agent of the British Antarctic Territory postal administration operating at Hope Bay.
	www.collectorstarget.com /stamp-n20.html (117 words)

	Weir High School's Cyber Atlas: British Antarctic Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The British Antarctic Territory consists of the South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands, and nearby Graham Land on the Antarctic continent.
		Determined that the Antarctic be managed for the good of mankind in 1959 the UK was one of the first signatories of the Antarctic Treaty, which suspends territorial claims and recognizes scientific research as the principal purpose for human activity on the continent.
		The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) plans and coordinates the UK's Antarctic scientific programmes and associated logistics from its large headquarters in Cambridge.
	whs.hanc.k12.wv.us /cyberatlas/Antarctica/UK/index.html (449 words)

	Articles - British overseas territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Even though the nomenclature usually have little effect on the government of these territories, these definitions have implications on British overseas citizenship and immigration in those territories.
		The Act had been superseded by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 which granted full British citizenship to all British overseas territories.
		British Antarctic Territory (under Antarctic Treaty overlaps Argentine and Chilean claims)
	www.gaple.com /articles/British_colony (938 words)

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