At the outset of the First World War, the British Empire comprised 400 million ... 8,939 Falkland Islands - 8,064 miles British Antarctic Territory - 8,889 miles South Georgia & South Sandwich ...

The Venus Glider is a glacier in the south-eastern corner of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory. It is six nautical miles long and two nautical miles wide, flowing south into the ...

Russia's Rosgeo has found oil and gas reserves in British territory in the Antarctic. Russia has found huge oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, potentially leading to drilling in the ...

The Chilean government has reiterated its own claims to parts of Antarctic territory and waters. Chile's comments come after the UK government this week announced plans to claim sovereignty over a ...