Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups, and many locations on and around the continent have been described. This page lists notable places in and immediately surrounding the Antarctic continent, including geographic features, bodies of water, and human settlements.

Bodies of water

Antarctica is a desert, receiving very little annual precipitation. However meltwater from the continent's ice features produce a number of rivers and streams. A list of these can be found at

List of rivers of Antarctica This is a list of rivers of Antarctica. Although they are variously named rivers, creeks or streams, those listed are technically all meltwater streams. Table References {{Antarctica Rivers Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's ...

Ice

Nearly all of Antarctica's surface is covered by ice to an average depth of . As such, a number of notable ice features have been described on the continent.

Ice shelves

View of the Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica

In many places, continental ice sheets extend from the continent forming massive ice shelves. A list of Antarctic ice shelves can be found at

List of Antarctic ice shelves This is a list of Antarctic ice shelves. Ice shelves are attached to a large portion of the Antarctic coastline. Their total area is 1,541,700 km2. Names are also listed in the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Gazetteer. The ...

Ice streams

Islands

A large number of islands surround Antarctica. For a list of them, see List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands.

Geographic features

Ridges and rock features

* Austranten Rock * Avalanche Corrie

Mountains and hills

There are a number of mountain lists for Antarctica: * List of mountains of Enderby Land *

List of mountains of Wilkes Land The mountains of Wilkes Land are located in the region Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, between 100°31' E and 136°11' E. Australia claims this region to be part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The area are highly glaciated. The availability ...

* List of mountains of Queen Maud Land *

List of mountains of East Antarctica The list of mountains of East Antarctica includes the highest mountains in East Antarctica. See also * List of mountains of Queen Maud Land * List of mountains of Enderby Land * List of mountains of Mac. Robertson Land * List of mountains of ...

List of Ultras of Antarctica This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica. Some islands in the South Atlantic have also been included and can be found at the end of the list. Antarctica South Atl ...

List of mountains of Princess Elizabeth Land The mountains of Princess Elizabeth Land are located in the region Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, between 73° E and 87° 55' 20" E. This region is claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The area is highly ...

List of mountains of Mac. Robertson Land The mountains of Mac. Robertson Land are located in the region Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica, between 60° E and 73° E. This region is claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The area is highly glaciated. The av ...

To be added to lists are: *

Alexander Peak Alexander Peak is a summit in the north end of the Haines Mountains 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of Buennagel Peak. Alexander Peak sits in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Probably first seen on aerial flights from Little Americ ...

Haines Mountains The Haines Mountains are a range of ice-capped mountains trending northwest–southeast for about and forming the southwest wall of Hammond Glacier, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Exped ...

, Ford Ranges,

Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...

* Atwater Hill *

Brand Peak Brand Peak is a sharp snow-covered peak located east-southeast of the Eternity Range and northwest of Mount Duemler, in Palmer Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic ...

Buennagel Peak Buennagel Peak () is a rock peak east of Alexander Peak in the north part of the Haines Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) and by the United States Geological Survey f ...

, Ford Ranges,

Buettner Peak Buettner Peak () is a sharp peak rising midway along the north wall of Roos Glacier in the northwest part of the Mount Murphy massif, in Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial ph ...

Mount Murphy Mount Murphy is a massive, snow-covered and highly eroded shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land of West Antarctica with steep, rocky slopes. It is directly south of Bear Peninsula and is bounded by the Smith, Pope and Haynes Glaciers. Volcanic ac ...

massif, Marie Byrd Land *

Buggisch Peak Buggisch Peak () is a peak rising to , southwest of Lester Peak, Edson Hills, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1 ...

Edson Hills The Edson Hills () are a group of mainly ice-free hills lying south of Drake Icefall and west of Union Glacier in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. They were named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, ...

, in the

Heritage Range The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range is complex, consisting of scattered ridges and peaks of mod ...

, Ellsworth Mountains, Marie Byrd Land. *

Lester Peak Lester Peak () is a prominent snow-free peak at the south side of Hyde Glacier 1 nautical mile (2 km) northeast of Buggisch Peak in the Edson Hills of the Heritage Range, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geologi ...

, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Marie Byrd Land. *

Mount Arrowsmith Mount Arrowsmith is the highest mountain east of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Its dominant rock is basalt. The mountain is contained within the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region and as of September 18, 2009 is designated part of hectare M ...

* Mount Atholl *

Mount Axtell Mount Axtell is a low but distinctive rock peak southeast of Mount Tidd in the Pirrit Hills, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antar ...

* Mount Boda *

Mount Bodys Mount Bodys () is the easternmost mountain on Adelaide Island. It rises over 1,220 m and is ice-covered except for small rock exposures on the south side. First roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot. Resur ...

* Mount Brading *

massif,

Bucher Peak Bucher Peak () is, at , one of the highest peaks in the west-central summit area of the Mount Murphy massif, in Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and named b ...

, Marie Byrd Land *

Mount Byerly Mount Byerly () is a major peak in the eastern part of the Nash Hills, Marie Byrd Land. It was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958, and named for Perry Byerly, chairman of the Technical Panel for Seismology ...

, Marie Byrd Land *

Pirrit Hills Pirrit Hills () is an isolated group of rocky peaks and nunataks about 7 nautical miles (13 km) in extent, lying southward of the Ellsworth Mountains, between the Heritage Range and Nash Hills. The feature was positioned by the U.S. Ellswo ...

Volcanoes

Antarctica has a number of active and extinct volcanoes. For a list of them, see List of volcanoes in Antarctica.

Human settlements

Antarctica has no permanent human population, however there are a variety of man-made places in Antarctica including two civilian bases.

Lighthouses

Research stations

References

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