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SUBDIVISIONS The territory is divided into nine districts, which are from West to East: STATIONS Active and closed stations in the territory, from West to East: HISTORY Victoria Land was first claimed for Britain on 9 January 1841 and Britain claimed Enderby Land in 1930 . In 1933 , a British imperial order transferred territory south of 60° S and between meridans 160 W and 45 W to Australia. The borders with Adélie Land were fixed definitively in 1938 . In 1947 , Britain transferred Heard Island And McDonald Islands , and Macquarie Island to the territory. On 11 February 1954 , Mawson Station was established as the first Australian station on the continent proper. POSTAGE STAMPS Australia issues Postage Stamp s for the Australian Antarctic Territory. The first issues came in 1957 , and sporadically thereafter, settling into a pattern of an annual issue by the 1990s . All have been Antarctic-themed, and all are valid for postage in Australia, so in practice they are just Australian stamps with a different inscription. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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