British Antarctic Territory

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.

British Antarctic Territory

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

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

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

From BBC

The British Antarctic Territory Government, based in the Foreign Office, will register Sunday's marriage and it will be valid in the UK.

From BBC

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

Prince Charles wrote that "there was something called 'The Government of the British Antarctic Territory,' which must mean that there is some British Territory to be 'governed!'"

From BBC