Antarctica — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Antarctica had an estimated population of 1,435 in 2005, with 37 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
This was a World Gazetteer grouping rather than a state, and we hold no single modern counterpart for it. The country index lists what we do cover.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacMurdo - permanent station of the US | Sector claimed by New Zealand | 254 | — |
| 2 | Molodezhnaya - permanent station of Russia | Sector claimed by Australia | 81 | — |
| 3 | Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva - permanent station of Chile | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 81 | — |
| 4 | Amundsen-Scott - permanent station of the US | Unclaimed Sector | 62 | — |
| 5 | Mirnyy | Sector claimed by Australia | 61 | — |
| 6 | Esperanza - permanent station of Argentina | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 56 | — |
| 7 | Vicecomodoro Marambio - permanent station of Argentina | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 56 | — |
| 8 | Capitán Arturo Prat - permanent station of Chile | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 41 | — |
| 9 | Syowa - permanent station of Japan | Sector claimed by Norway | 41 | — |
| 10 | Novolazarovskaya - permanent station of Russia | Sector claimed by Norway | 31 | — |
| 11 | Dumont dʿUrville - permanent station of France | Sector claimed by France | 27 | — |
| 12 | Bellingshausen - permanent station of Russia | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 25 | — |
| 13 | Maitri - permanent station of India | Sector claimed by Norway | 25 | — |
| 14 | General Bernardo OʿHiggins - permanent station of Chile | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 23 | — |
| 15 | Davis - permanent station of Australia | Sector claimed by Australia | 22 | — |
| 16 | Rothera - permanent station of the UK | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 22 | — |
| 17 | General Belgrano II - permanent station of Argentina | Sector claimed by Argentina/UK | 21 | — |
| 18 | Casey - permanent station of Australia | Sector claimed by Australia | 20 | — |
| 19 | Chang Cheng - permanent station of China | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 20 | — |
| 20 | Escudero - permanent station of Chile | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 20 | — |
| 21 | General San Martin - permanent station of Argentina | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 20 | — |
| 22 | Henryk Arctowski - permanent station of Poland | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 20 | — |
| 23 | Mawson - permanent station of Australia | Sector claimed by Australia | 20 | — |
| 24 | Progress - permanent station of Russia | Sector claimed by Australia | 20 | — |
| 25 | Teniente Jubany - permanent station of Argentina | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 20 | — |
| 26 | Halley V - permanent station of the UK | Sector claimed by Argentina/UK | 15 | — |
| 27 | King Sejong - permanent station of South Korea | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 15 | — |
| 28 | Zhongshan - permanent station of China | Sector claimed by Australia | 15 | — |
| 29 | Orcadas - permanent station of Argentina | Sector claimed by Argentina/UK | 14 | — |
| 30 | Vostok - permanent station of Russia | Sector claimed by Australia | 13 | — |
| 31 | Academician Vernadskiy - permanent station of the Ukraine | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 12 | — |
| 32 | Comandante Ferraz - permanent station of Brazil | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 12 | — |
| 33 | Artigas - permanent station of Uruguay | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 10 | — |
| 34 | Palmer - permanent station of the US | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 10 | — |
| 35 | Sanae IV - permanent station of South Africa | Sector claimed by Norway | 10 | — |
| 36 | Scott - permanent station of New Zealand | Sector claimed by New Zealand | 10 | — |
| 37 | Neumayer - permanent station of Germany | Sector claimed by Norway | 9 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sector claimed by Australia | 448 |
| 2 | Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK | 376 |
| 3 | Sector claimed by New Zealand | 338 |
| 4 | Sector claimed by Norway | 108 |
| 5 | Sector claimed by Argentina/UK | 72 |
| 6 | Unclaimed Sector | 62 |
| 7 | Sector claimed by France | 31 |
| 8 | Sector claimed by the UK only | 0 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.