Disputes - international:
Antarctic Treaty defers claims (see Antarctic Treaty Summary in Government type entry); sections (some overlapping) claimed by
Argentina,
Australia,
Chile,
France (Adelie Land),
New Zealand (Ross Dependency),
Norway (Queen Maud Land), and the
United Kingdom; the
United States and most other nations do not recognize the territorial claims of other nations and have made no claims themselves (the US reserves the right to do so); no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west