List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

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Here's a structured and organized overview of the islands, grouped by regions and territories, with sub-islands and coordinates listed for clarity: --- Auckland Islands (New Zealand) - Adams Island - Coordinates: 50°38′S 165°57′E - Carnley Island - Coordinates: 50°36′S 166°01′E - Enderby Island - Coordinates: 50°33′S 166°04′E - Pitt Island - Coordinates: 50°34′S 166°01′E --- Antarctic (Antarctica) - Bouvet Island - Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°25′E - Peter I Island - Coordinates: 69°00′S 2°15′E - Queen Elizabeth Land - Coordinates: 76°00′S 95°00′E --- Auckland Islands (already listed above) --- Antarctic (continued) - South Orkney Islands - Coordinates: 60°40′S 45°00′W - South Shetland Islands - Coordinates: 62°00′S 55°00′W --- Ascension Island (United Kingdom) - Ascension Island - Coordinates: 7°56′S 14°16′W - Green Mountain - Coordinates: 7°58′S 14°17′W --- Bouvet Island (Norway) - Bouvet Island - Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°25′E --- British Antarctic Territory (United Kingdom) - Signy Island - Coordinates: 60°35′S 45°26′W - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Coordinates: 54°00′S 37°00′W --- Coral Sea Islands (Australia) - Coral Sea Islands - Coordinates: 16°30′S 147°00′E - Herbert Island - Coordinates: 16°20′S 147°10′E --- Crozet Islands (France) - Albatross Island - Coordinates: 39°45′S 51°20′E - Île aux Cochons - Coordinates: 39°40′S 51°15′E --- French Southern and Antarctic Territories (France) - Kerguelen Islands - Coordinates: 49°15′S 70°00′E - Île Amsterdam - Coordinates: 37°49′S 77°33′E - Île Saint-Paul - Coordinates: 38°43′S 77°31′E --- Gough Island (United Kingdom) - Gough Island - Coordinates: 40°13′S 13°51′E --- Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) - Heard Island - Coordinates: 53°00′S 73°00′E - McDonald Islands - Coordinates: 53°00′S 73°00′E --- Indian Ocean (Various Countries) - Diego Garcia - Coordinates: 7°12′S 72°30′E - Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) --- Macquarie Island (Australia) - Macquarie Island - Coordinates: 54°37′S 158°51′E - Bishop and Clerk Islets - Coordinates: 55°00′S 158°42′E - Judge and Clerk Islets - Coordinates: 54°21′S 159°00′E --- New Zealand - Auckland Islands (listed above) - Chatham Islands - Coordinates: 43°18′S 176°15′E - Kermadec Islands - Coordinates: 28°45′S 178°15′E - Snares Islands - Coordinates: 48°01′S 166°32′E - Alert Stack - Coordinates: 48°02′15″S 166°34′30″E - Broughton Island - Coordinates: 48°02′35″S 166°37′15″E - North East Island - Coordinates: 48°01′30″S 166°36′10″E - Western Chain - Coordinates: 48°03′00″S 16

List of sub-Antarctic islands

Here's a structured and organized overview of the islands, grouped by regions and territories, with sub-islands and coordinates listed for clarity:

Auckland Islands
(New Zealand)
– Adams Island
– Coordinates: 50°38′S 165°57′E
– Carnley Island
– Coordinates: 50°36′S 166°01′E
– Enderby Island
– Coordinates: 50°33′S 166°04′E
– Pitt Island
– Coordinates: 50°34′S 166°01′E

Antarctic
(Antarctica)
– Bouvet Island
– Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°25′E
– Peter I Island
– Coordinates: 69°00′S 2°15′E
– Queen Elizabeth Land
– Coordinates: 76°00′S 95°00′E

Auckland Islands (already listed above)

Antarctic (continued)
– South Orkney Islands
– Coordinates: 60°40′S 45°00′W
– South Shetland Islands
– Coordinates: 62°00′S 55°00′W

Ascension Island
(United Kingdom)
– Ascension Island
– Coordinates: 7°56′S 14°16′W
– Green Mountain
– Coordinates: 7°58′S 14°17′W

Bouvet Island
(Norway)
– Bouvet Island
– Coordinates: 54°27′S 3°25′E

British Antarctic Territory
(United Kingdom)
– Signy Island
– Coordinates: 60°35′S 45°26′W
– South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
– Coordinates: 54°00′S 37°00′W

Coral Sea Islands
(Australia)
– Coral Sea Islands
– Coordinates: 16°30′S 147°00′E
– Herbert Island
– Coordinates: 16°20′S 147°10′E

Crozet Islands
(France)
– Albatross Island
– Coordinates: 39°45′S 51°20′E
– Île aux Cochons
– Coordinates: 39°40′S 51°15′E

French Southern and Antarctic Territories
(France)
– Kerguelen Islands
– Coordinates: 49°15′S 70°00′E
– Île Amsterdam
– Coordinates: 37°49′S 77°33′E
– Île Saint-Paul
– Coordinates: 38°43′S 77°31′E

Gough Island
(United Kingdom)
– Gough Island
– Coordinates: 40°13′S 13°51′E

Heard Island and McDonald Islands
(Australia)
– Heard Island
– Coordinates: 53°00′S 73°00′E
– McDonald Islands
– Coordinates: 53°00′S 73°00′E

Indian Ocean
(Various Countries)
– Diego Garcia
– Coordinates: 7°12′S 72°30′E
– Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)

Macquarie Island
(Australia)
– Macquarie Island
– Coordinates: 54°37′S 158°51′E
– Bishop and Clerk Islets
– Coordinates: 55°00′S 158°42′E
– Judge and Clerk Islets
– Coordinates: 54°21′S 159°00′E

New Zealand
– Auckland Islands (listed above)
– Chatham Islands
– Coordinates: 43°18′S 176°15′E
– Kermadec Islands
– Coordinates: 28°45′S 178°15′E
– Snares Islands
– Coordinates: 48°01′S 166°32′E
– Alert Stack
– Coordinates: 48°02′15″S 166°34′30″E
– Broughton Island
– Coordinates: 48°02′35″S 166°37′15″E
– North East Island
– Coordinates: 48°01′30″S 166°36′10″E
– Western Chain
– Coordinates: 48°03′00″S 16

List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S

Here is a simplified and organized version of the information, presented at a 6th-grade reading level:

Bouvet Island
– Also known as: Bouvetøya
– Location: Coordinates: 54°26′S 32°33′E
– Administered by: Norway

Heard Island and McDonald Islands
– Administered by: Australia
– Includes:
– Heard Island (Coordinates: 53°01′S 73°25′E)
– McDonald Islands (Coordinates: 53°01′S 73°25′E)

Kerguelen Islands
– Administered by: France
– Includes:
– Kerguelen Island (Coordinates: 49°13′S 69°18′E)
– Île de la Possession (Coordinates: 49°13′S 69°18′E)
– Île Amsterdam (Coordinates: 37°47′S 77°33′E)
– Île Saint-Paul (Coordinates: 37°47′S 77°33′E)
– Other islands: Bouvet Island, Île de la France, and smaller islets

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
– Administered by: United Kingdom
– Claimed by: Argentina
– Includes:
– South Georgia Island (Coordinates: 54°00′S 36°58′W)
– Shag Rocks (Coordinates: 53°33′S 42°02′W)
– Black Rock (Coordinates: 53°39′S 41°48′W)
– South Sandwich Islands (Coordinates: 57°45′S 26°30′W)
– Bristol Island (Coordinates: 59°01′S 26°32′W)
– Saunders Island (Coordinates: 57°48′S 26°29′W)
– Montagu Island (Coordinates: 58°27′S 26°22′W)
– Leskov Island (Coordinates: 56°40′S 28°06′W)
– Visokoi Island (Coordinates: 56°42′S 27°09′W)
– Zavodovski Island (Coordinates: 56°18′S 27°35′W)
– Clerke Rocks (Coordinates: 55°01′S 34°41′W)

Other Notable Islands
– Vestfold Island (Coordinates: 54°22′S 36°55′W)
– Vincent Islands (Coordinates: 54°09′S 37°16′W)
– Traversay Islands (Coordinates: 56°36′S 27°43′W)
– Candlemas Islands (Coordinates: 57°03′S 26°43′W)
– Vindication Island (Coordinates: 57°07′S 26°48′W)
– Buddha Rock (Coordinates: 57°04′S 26°47′W)
– Boot Rock (Coordinates: 57°03′S 26°39′W)

This list includes the names, locations, and administrative claims of various islands in the Southern Ocean. Coordinates are provided for reference.

List of largest Antarctic islands south of 60° S by area

Area data come from the USGS unless stated otherwise. This list does not include ice rises like Berkner Island and Roosevelt Island.

List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S

All these islands are covered by the Antarctic Treaty. The list is not complete.

  • Ibar Rocks
  • Ifo Island (66°38′S 139°44′E / 66.633°S 139.733°E / -66.633; 139.733)
  • Imelin Island
  • Inaccessible Island (77°39′S 166°21′E / 77.650°S 166.350°E / -77.650; 166.350 / Inaccessible Island)
  • Indrehovdeholmen
  • Inexpressible Island (74°54′S 163°43′E / 74.900°S 163.717°E / -74.900; 163.717 / Inexpressible Island)
  • Islay Island (67°21′S 59°42′E / 67.350°S 59.700°E / -67.350; 59.700 / Islay Island)
  • Query Island (68°48′S 67°12′W / 68.800°S 67.200°W / -68.800; -67.200)
  • Quilp Rock
  • Ufs Island
  • Umber Island (69°13′S 72°0′W / 69.217°S 72.000°W / -69.217; -72.000)
  • Ungane Islands
  • Unneruskollen Island
  • Upper Island
  • Useful Island
  • Utholmen Island
  • Yalour Islands
  • Yastreb Island
  • Yato Rocks
  • Yoke Island
  • Yordanov Island
  • Yseult Island
  • Ytrehovdeholmen Island
  • Zavadovskiy Island
  • Zavala Island
  • Zebil Island
  • Zed Islands
  • Zherav Island
  • Zigzag Island
  • Zikoniya Island
  • Zukriegel Island
  • Zverino Island

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