Antarctic and Subantarctic Maps
These maps are copyright-free for use by teachers and students.
- To go to a full-size map, click on the relevant image below.
- For a black-and-white outline map which you can then print out for student use, click on the PDF symbol to the right of the relevant map.
- The Australian Antarctic Data Centre has a wide range of Antarctic maps available, including:
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Antarctica and Surroundings |
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| Antarctic Territorial Claims This illustration is designed to show the extent of territory that seven countries currently claim. |
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| Australian Antarctic Territory This map shows Australia’s large territorial claim in Antarctica, based on Douglas Mawson's discoveries from 1911 to 1931. |
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| Australian Antarctic Territory (Eastern Sector) Showing Commonwealth Bay, location of Douglas Mawson’s 1911–14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. |
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| Antarctic Distances Australia, Antarctica and Australian subantarctic islands are separated by thousands of kilometres of stormy Southern Ocean. |
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| Australia to Antarctica Shown in Mercator’s Projection which allows for easy plotting of positions by latitude and longitude. |
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| Macquarie Island Macquarie Island is a part of Tasmania. Australia has continuously occupied the island since 1948. |
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| Heard Island Australia’s only active volcanoes are in the Territory of Heard and McDonald Islands. |
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