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The spread of Norwegian whaling industry to Antarctica in the early 20th century motivated Norway, right after its independence from the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway in 1905, to pursue territorial expansion not only in the Arctic claiming Jan Mayen and Sverdrup Islands, but also in Antarctica.
The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal limits of the territory are not officially defined. [24] Positioned in East Antarctica, the territory comprises one-sixth of the total area of Antarctica. [25]
The list encompasses adjacent maritime nations and territories with a special focus on the boundaries or borders which distinguish them. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous ...
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A. Andørja, viewed from Harstad Atløy.
Greenland Sea: 18 373 Beerenberg: 2,277 8 Kongsøya: Svalbard: 0 191 320 9 Bjørnøya: Svalbard: 9 178 Miseryfjellet: 536 10 Peter I Island: Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica: 0 156 Lars Christensen Peak: 1,640 11 Svenskøya: Svalbard: 0 137 230 12 Wilhelm Island: Svalbard: 0 120 656 13 Lågøya: Svalbard: 0 103.5 14 Bouvet Island: South Atlantic ...
2.6 Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. 2.7 Caspian Sea. ... Florida Keys; Hermite Islands; ... Near Islands; Rat Islands;
One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Belle Isle: Miami-Dade Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay: Big Coppitt Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Big Mullet Key: 8.72 ha; 21.6 acres Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Big Pine Key: 9.8 square miles (25 km 2) Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Big ...
The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, [3] [4] mostly surrounded by the North American continent. [5] It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo; and on the ...