List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.

  • Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate, and south of the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, claims to sovereignty over lands south of 60° S are not asserted.
  • Sub-Antarctic islands are the islands situated closer to another continental mainland or on another tectonic plate, but are biogeographically linked to the Antarctic or being parts of the Antarctic realm, roughly north of and adjacent to the Antarctic Convergence.

List of sub-Antarctic islands

The following list of island groups contains the largest or most notable islands in their respective group. A more detailed list of islands in a given group may be found on their respective pages, when applicable.

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List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S

List of largest Antarctic islands south of 60° S by area

Area data are from the USGS unless otherwise specified. This list does not include ice rises such as Berkner Island and Roosevelt Island.

List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S

All these islands fall under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty. The list is not complete.

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  • Yalour Islands
  • Yastreb Island
  • Yato Rocks
  • Yoke Island
  • Yordanov Island
  • Yseult Island
  • Ytrehovdeholmen Island

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  • Zavadovskiy Island
  • Zavala Island
  • Zebil Island
  • Zed Islands
  • Zherav Island
  • Zigzag Island
  • Zikoniya Island
  • Zukriegel Island
  • Zverino Island

Sub-lists

  • New Zealand Subantarctic Islands

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