Antarctic Circle - Geography and Demographics

Geography and Demographics

The continent of Antarctica forms a land mass covering much of the area within the Antarctic Circle. There is no permanent human population on Earth south of the Antarctic Circle. There are, however, several Antarctic research centers from various nations that are inhabited by teams of scientists that rotate on a seasonal basis. In previous centuries, some semi-permanent whaling stations were established on the continent and some of the whalers would live there for a year or more. At least three children have been born in Antarctica, albeit in stations north of the Antarctic Circle. See Demographics of Antarctica.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the Antarctic Circle passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
66°34′S 0°0′E / 66.567°S 0°E / -66.567; 0 (Prime Meridian)	Southern Ocean	North of Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land
66°34′S 50°32′E / 66.567°S 50.533°E / -66.567; 50.533 (Antarctica)	Antarctica – Enderby Land	Territory claimed by Australia
66°34′S 57°19′E / 66.567°S 57.317°E / -66.567; 57.317 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	North of the Amery Ice Shelf
66°34′S 82°6′E / 66.567°S 82.1°E / -66.567; 82.1 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
66°34′S 89°14′E / 66.567°S 89.233°E / -66.567; 89.233 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°34′S 91°29′E / 66.567°S 91.483°E / -66.567; 91.483 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
66°34′S 92°21′E / 66.567°S 92.35°E / -66.567; 92.35 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°34′S 93°52′E / 66.567°S 93.867°E / -66.567; 93.867 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
66°34′S 107°45′E / 66.567°S 107.75°E / -66.567; 107.75 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Vincennes Bay
66°34′S 110°12′E / 66.567°S 110.2°E / -66.567; 110.2 (Antarctica)	Antarctica – Wilkes Land	Territory claimed by Australia
66°34′S 116°35′E / 66.567°S 116.583°E / -66.567; 116.583 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°34′S 121°31′E / 66.567°S 121.517°E / -66.567; 121.517 (Antarctica)	Antarctica – Wilkes Land	Territory claimed by Australia
66°34′S 127°9′E / 66.567°S 127.15°E / -66.567; 127.15 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°34′S 129°38′E / 66.567°S 129.633°E / -66.567; 129.633 (Antarctica)	Antarctica – Wilkes Land	Territory claimed by Australia
66°34′S 136°0′E / 66.567°S 136°E / -66.567; 136 (Antarctica)	Antarctica – Adélie Land	Territory claimed by France
66°34′S 138°56′E / 66.567°S 138.933°E / -66.567; 138.933 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°34′S 162°44′E / 66.567°S 162.733°E / -66.567; 162.733	Balleny Islands – Borradaile Island	Territory claimed by New Zealand
66°34′S 162°45′E / 66.567°S 162.75°E / -66.567; 162.75 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Passing just north of Adelaide Island (claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom)
66°34′S 65°44′W / 66.567°S 65.733°W / -66.567; -65.733 (Antarctica)	Antarctica – Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Land and Larsen Ice Shelf	Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
66°34′S 60°21′W / 66.567°S 60.35°W / -66.567; -60.35 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Passing through the Weddell Sea and into an unnamed part of the ocean