User:Mister Sheen/Antarctica

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 * Only the two largest pre-colonial AIP nations are listed, for comparison. There were also many smaller independent AIP nations and tribes around Antarctica.
 * Only sovereign nations are included. Some of these nations had multiple territories simultaneously (eg. controlled,  and  at various points on this timeline); but these territories are not listed separately.
 * A new nation starting directly below an old nation does not necessarily mean a successor state. The only times this happens on this table are:
 * > (note that  and  were also succeeded by Bellinsgauzenia)
 * ,, and the  >
 * This table starts in 1820, the year the Antarctic mainland was discovered, but some nations' Antarctic territories predate this.
 * This table starts in 1820, the year the Antarctic mainland was discovered, but some nations' Antarctic territories predate this.
 * This table starts in 1820, the year the Antarctic mainland was discovered, but some nations' Antarctic territories predate this.

Statistics

 * The nations with the oldest Antarctic holdings are:
 * (c. 900 AD)
 * (c. 1550 AD)
 * (1772 AD)
 * The nations with the oldest continuous holdings are:
 * (1772)
 * (1810)
 * (1839)
 * The youngest nations are:
 * (1986)
 * (1989)
 * (1990)
 * The smallest number of nations with Antarctic holdings was 6. This occurred twice:
 * 1820 (discovery of Antarctica) – 1821 (establishment of )
 * 1834 (collapse of ) - 1839 (establishment of )
 * The largest number of nations with Antarctic holdings was 19. This occurred twice:
 * October 12th, 1940 (establishment of the ) – October 30th, 1940 ( joins )
 * 1950 (establishment of the ) – 1981
 * Note that the South Pole, which was one of the 19 "nations" during this period, is not a sovereign state.
 * The shortest-lived Antarctic holdings were:
 * (18 days)
 * (4 years)
 * and (9 years each)
 * The longest-lived holdings were:
 * (~1000 years)
 * (~340 years)
 * (239 years +)