British Antarctic Territory

American  

noun

1. a British colony in the southern Atlantic, comprising the South Shetland Islands, the South Orkney Islands, and Graham Land: formerly dependencies of the Falkland Islands.

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British Antarctic Territory British  

noun

1. a UK Overseas Territory in the S Atlantic (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty): created in 1962 and consisting of the South Shetland Islands, the South Orkney Islands, and Graham Land; formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies

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Example Sentences

For the first time since entering the Drake, we glimpsed land off the starboard side of the ship—Smith Island, part of the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2023

The first same-sex wedding has taken place on British Antarctic Territory.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2022

The glaciers, which lie in the British Antarctic Territory, will be named after cities that have hosted climate conferences, reports or treaties, including Rio, Kyoto, Paris and Glasgow.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2021

The area, which makes up around a third of the British Antarctic Territory, is also claimed by the South American country.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2013

Britain still claims only a clutch of 13 tiny dependencies, including the Falkland Islands, the British Virgins, Anguilla, St. Helena, Bermuda, Pitcairn Island and the uninhabited British Antarctic Territory.

From Time Magazine Archive