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Antarctic Treaty, "no acts or activities taking place while the present Treaty is in force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting or denying a claim to territorial in
Antarctica and do not create any rights of sovereignty in Antarctica".
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and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, stretching from
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Elizabeth Land is nearly twice the size of the
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2012 establishments in British Overseas Territories
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491:"So where exactly is Queen Elizabeth Land?"
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44:Map of Queen Elizabeth Land (purple)
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349:Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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16:Not to be confused with
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367:Queen Elizabeth Islands
362:Princess Elizabeth Land
303:Princess Elizabeth Land
18:Queen Elizabeth Islands
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620:"The Antarctic Treaty"
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1013:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
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516:"Pensacola Mountains"
385:Queen Elizabeth Land.
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1131:Sovereign Base Areas
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855:Brazilian Antarctica
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292:Constellation Inlet
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725:Queen Mary
604:11 January
290:, east of
280:Coats Land
272:South Pole
268:Antarctica
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178:South Pole
158:Antarctica
133:Antarctica
1055:Gibraltar
829:Unclaimed
573:The Times
546:Telegraph
326:Argentina
228:onto the
210:Argentina
129:Continent
119:Named for
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