Antarctica

Coastline	17960 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	23713679 km²
Marine IBAs	221

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	4	Spheniscidae Penguins	5	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	16	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	3	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	4 (60^th)
% threatened	13% (54^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	1
Vulnerable	3
Near Threatened	4
Least Concern	25
Data Deficient	0

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Antarctica at a glance

Capital

n/a

Area

14,000,000 km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	34
Globally threatened birds	4
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	221
Total IBA area	20,526,335 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2019) Country profile: Antarctica. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/antarctica. Checked: 2019-11-15

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