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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Last Huskies - maxi cards from the Australian Antarctic Territory, even more Down than Down Under. Nobody will let the dogs out again in the freezing cold of Antarctica






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husky

Australian Antarctic Territory
Flag
Map of Antarctica indicating Australian claim
Map of Antarctica indicating Australian claim
Capitalnot applicable
Largest research stationMirny Station(Russia)
GovernmentTerritory of Australia
 - Governor-GeneralQuentin Bryce1
Area
 - Total5,896,500 km2
2,276,651 sq mi 
Population
 -  estimateless than 1,000


"The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of Antarctica. It was claimed by the United Kingdom and placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation. Since the Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961, Article 1 of which states "The treaty does not recognize, dispute, nor establish territorial sovereignty claims; no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force", most countries do not recognise territorial claims in Antarctica."

"AAT consists of all the islands and territory south of 60°S and between 45°E and 160°E, except for Adélie Land (136°E to 142°E), which divides the territory into Western AAT (the larger portion) and Eastern AAT. It is bounded by Queen Maud Land in the West and by Ross Dependency in the East. The area is estimated at 5,896,500 km².[1]
The territory is inhabited by the staff of research stations. 
The Australian Antarctic Division administers the area primarily by maintaining three year-round stations (Mawson, Davis and Casey), which support various research projects."

"Australia issues postage stamps for the Australian Antarctic Territory. 
The first issues came in 1957, and sporadically thereafter, settling into a pattern of an annual issue by the 1990s. All have been Antarctic-themed, and all are valid for postage in Australia and its territories, including Antarctica."

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2 comments:

  1. Roger Owen GreenJune 22, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    yes, I thought the claims on the Antarctic were absurd.
    yes, not warm. at all.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  2. Kay L. DaviesJune 23, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    I remember reading about an expedition to Antarctica (perhaps Shackleton? I forget) when they found out it was too cold for sled dogs.
    Beautiful photos of them, though.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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