About the British Antarctic Territory

A collection of facts, general information and resources focused on or related to the British Antarctic Territory.

NAME IN ENGLISH: British Antarctic Territory
DESCRIPTION: section of Antarctica laimed by the U.K.
STATUS: overseas territory of the United Kingdom
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Antarctica
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Rothera
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: britishantarcticterritory.org.uk
INCLUDES:
- Antarctic Peninsula | wikipedia |
- Coats Land (central part of it) | wikipedia |
- Ronne Ice Shelf (borders the Weddell Sea) | wikipedia |
- South Orkney Islands | wikipedia |
- South Shetland Islands | wikipedia |

Tourism:
- britishantarcticterritory.org.uk - visiting the territory
- britishantarcticterritory.org.uk - requirements for visiting
- iaato.org (international association of antarctic tour operators)
- wikipedia.org - tourism in antarctica
- wikitravel.org - antarctica
- wikivoyage.org - british antarctic territory

Foods:
- acanela.com - blog - what to eat in antarctica

Facts
- wikipedia.org - british antarctic territory - main article
- wikipedia.org - british antarctic territory - category
- wikipedia.org - british antarctic territory - geography

Other Resources:
- World Fact Book "Antarctica" Profile
- British Antarctic Survey (bas.ac.uk)

Countries Bordering British Antarctic Territory:
- Falkland Islands
- South Georgia and Sandwich Islands
- Argentina
- Chile

Bodies of Water Bordering British Antarctic Territory:
- Southern Ocean
- South Atlantic Ocean