There exist a number of Antarctic churches, including both Christian churches on Antarctica proper and those that were built south of the

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. According to the 6th article of the

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, Antarctica is defined politically as all land and ice shelves south of the 60th parallel, while the nearest natural boundary is the Antarctic Convergence. There are eight churches on Antarctica proper,Riedel, Dr. Katja
Faith in Antarctica – Religion in the land of eternal snow
Polar News. April 27, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017. with another two located south of the

.Merchant, Brian
Prayer on Ice: The Six Churches Giving Sermons to Scientists on Antarctica
.

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. March 18, 2013. Retrieves January 2, 2017. The southernmost of these religious buildings is the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, a

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chapel carved out of the ice surrounding the

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, at Bertrab Nunatak.Inside Antarctica's Catholic Ice Chapel, the World's Southernmost Church
Church Pop. Retrieved December 29, 2016. While there are currently only a few freestanding structures dedicated solely to Christian religions, most research stations have small meeting rooms that are dual-purposed partially for religious services. These rooms are also commonly used by adherents of other world religions.Gabrielle Walker: ''Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent'', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013, The Chapel of the Snows also hosts services for other faith groups such as

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, Baháʼí, and

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. These religious structures serve the entire population of Antarctica, which varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to 1,100 in winter. This population is spread across approximately 40 year-round stations and a range of summer-only stations, camps, and refuges.Antarctica

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. February 16, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

Churches

This list catalogs churches and other religious buildings built south of the 60th parallel.

Antarctic Churches not on Antarctica

This list catalogs churches and other religious buildings built south of the

, but north of the 60th parallel.

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Antarctic Churches not on Antarctica

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