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According to the flag's promoters, it signifies: "Horizontal stripes of navy and white represent the long days and nights at Antarctica's extreme latitude. In the center, a lone white peak erupts from a field of snow and ice, echoing those of the bergs, mountains, and pressure ridges that define the Antarctic horizon.
Together, the two center shapes create a diamond, symbolizing the hope that Antarctica will continue to be a center of peace, discovery, and cooperation for generations to come. [11] The 2022 Geographic South Pole Marker, featuring the True South flag. The flag is named after geographic South, or "true South", which differs from magnetic south ...
"South Pole Station images and maps". old and, well, older looks at Old Pole. "South Pole Station Webcams". United States Antarctic Program. "Amundsen–Scott Station webcam". NOAA. "Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station". National Science Foundation. "Antarctic Facilities". COMNAP. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008.
Map of the Spanish governorate of Terra Australis (1539–1555), the first territorial claim over the lands near the South Pole. It was later incorporated into the Governorate of Chile. According to Argentina and Chile, the Spanish Crown had claims on Antarctica.
Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km 2 (5,500,000 sq mi).
A map of the Antarctic region, including the Antarctic Convergence and the 60th parallel south The Antarctic Plate. The Antarctic (/ æ n ˈ t ɑːr t ɪ k,-k t ɪ k /, US also / æ n t ˈ ɑːr t ɪ k,-k t ɪ k /; commonly / æ ˈ n ɑːr t ɪ k /) [Note 1] is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.
Argentine Antarctica (Spanish: Antártida Argentina or Sector Antártico Argentino) [4] is an area on Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory.It consists of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the South Pole, delimited by the 25° West and 74° West meridians and the 60° South parallel. [5]
Southern Frontier of Tricontinental Chile, the South Pole with a national flag. The Chilean Antarctic Territory covers an area of 1,250,257.6 km 2. The thickness of ice covering the land can exceed 1,200 meters in some areas in the interior of the continent, and the extent of sea ice varies dramatically with the seasons.