Peter I Island

All claim areas are sectors, with the exception of Peter I Island.

Peter I Island was declared the new capital of Westarctica.

The westernmost point is Peter I Island.

Peter I Island.

The Eastern Group of ships reached Peter I Island in late December 1946.

'Peter I Island' () is a volcano island located near Antarctica.

Peter I Island is one of Norway's two territorial claims in Antarctica, the other being Queen Maud Land.

The southernmost possession of Norway, except for Peter I Island that lies within the area defined by the Antarctic Treaty.

January 21 - Peter I Island in the Antarctic first sighted by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.

Tofte Glacier is a glacier immediately south of Sandefjord Cove on the west side of Peter I Island.

By the end of the second expedition, two small islands in the Southern Ocean, Bouvet Island and Peter I Island, had been annexed.

Peter I Island, claimed by Norway on the other side of the Peninsula, is opposite a spot 70 km SE of Norilsk.

Bellingshausen's expedition also discovered Peter I Island and Alexander I Island, the first islands to be discovered south of the circle.

Between 1887 and 1899, biological and physical observations were carried out to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula and to the south of Peter I Island.

All Norwegian citizens who plan activities on Peter I Island must therefore report to the Norwegian Polar Institute, who may deny any non-conforming activity.

Later on, the Balleny Islands claimed by New Zealand and Peter I Island claimed by Norway were annexed.

A Norwegian expedition under Eyvind Tofte circumnavigated Peter I Island in the Odd I in 1927.

Unlike Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land, which are subject to the Antarctic Treaty System, Bouvetøya is not disputed.

Since 5 May 1995, Norwegian law has required all Norwegian activity in Antarctica, including Peter I Island, to follow international environmental law for Antarctica.

Both Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land are south of 60 S and are thus part of the Antarctic Treaty System.

Peter I Island was circumnavigated by the Norwegian whale catcher Odd I in January 1927 and was explored from the Norvegia in February 1929.

There are three Antarctic and Subantarctic dependencies: Bouvet Island, Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.

Some locations are also rare due to their extreme inaccessibility - examples include Peter I Island, Clipperton Island, Navassa Island, or Desecheo Island.

Some locations are coral atolls that almost submerged at high tide, such as Scarborough Reef; others are sub-polar islands with inhospitable climates such as Peter I Island.

Territorial claims in Antarctica (Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island) are only recognized by Australia, France, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.