=== Antarktiske øer ===
I havet omkring kontinentet befinder der sig desuden en række øer. [[Klima]]et på dem påvirkes stærkt af kulden fra fastlandet og de meget kolde havstrømme rundt om hele kontinentet; de præges derfor af en fugtig vestenvind og en sparsom plantevækst. Alt land, herunder også øer, der befinder sig syd for 60°S, omfattes af [[Antarktistraktaten]], og der anerkendes ikke noget lands overhøjhed over dem. De største øer syd for sydpolarcirklen er: 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rang !! Island !! Areal<br />(km²) !! Højeste punkt<br />(m) || [[Geografiske koordinat system|Koordinater]]
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| 1|| [[Alexander Island]] ||align="right"| 49.070 || align="right"|2976 || {{coord|70|46|S|71|15|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Alexander Island}}
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| 2|| [[Berkner Island]] ||align="right"| 43.873 ||align="right"| 975 || {{coord|79|20|S|48|07|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Berkner Island}} 
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|3|| [[Thurston Island]] ||align="right"| 15.700 ||align="right"| . || {{coord|72|10|S|99|00|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Thurston Island}}
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|4|| [[Carney Island]] ||align="right"| 8.500 ||align="right"| . || {{coord|73|56|S|121|00|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Carney Island}}
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|5|| [[Roosevelt Island (Sydlige ocean)|Roosevelt Island]] ||align="right"| 7.910 ||align="right"| 550 || {{coord|79|17|S|162|00|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Roosevelt Island}}
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| 6|| [[Siple Island]] ||align="right"| 6.390  ||align="right"| 3110 || {{coord|73|44|S|125|12|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Siple Island}}
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| 7|| [[Adelaide Island]] ||align="right"| 4.463  ||align="right"| 2317 || {{coord|67|12|S|68|30|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Adelaide Island}}
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| 8|| [[Spaatz Island]] ||align="right"| 4.100 ||align="right"| . || {{coord|73|00|S|75|00|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Spaatz Island}}
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| 9|| [[Bear Island (Antarktis)|Bear Island]] || align="right"|3.500 ||align="right"| . || {{coord|68|18|S|67|06|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Bear Island}}
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| 10|| [[Guest Island]]<sup>1)</sup> ||align="right"| 2.950 ||align="right"| . || {{coord|76|11|S|67|04|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Guest Island}}
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| 11|| [[James Ross Island]] || align="right"|2.598,4 ||align="right"| 1628 || {{coord|64|12|S|57|45|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=James Ross Island}}
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| 12|| [[Ross Island]] ||align="right"| 2.460  ||align="right"| 3794 || {{coord|77|30|S|167|45|E|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Ross Island}}
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| 13|| Anvers Island || align="right"|2.432  ||align="right"| 2821 || {{coord|64|36|S|63|30|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Anvers Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Joinville Island || align="right"|1.607,4  ||align="right"| 765 || {{coord|63|21|S|55|40|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Joinville Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Charcot Island || align="right"|1.500<sup>2)</sup>  ||align="right"| . || {{coord|69|45|S|75|15|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Charcot Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| King George Island ([[Sydshetlandsøerne]])|| align="right"|1.383,8 ||align="right"| 655 || {{coord|62|03|S|58|21|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=King George Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Mill Island || align="right"|1.258,1 ||align="right"| 326 || {{coord|65|30|S|100|40|E|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Mill Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Sherman Island || align="right"|1.158,6 ||align="right"| 186 || {{coord|72|40|S|99|45|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Sherman Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Smyley Island || align="right"|1.000<sup>2)</sup>  ||align="right"| . || {{coord|72|43|S|78|33|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Smyley Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Brabant Island || align="right"|976,8  ||align="right"| 2522|| {{coord|64|15|S|62|20|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Brabant Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Livingston Island (Sydshetlandsøerne)|| align="right"|973,5  ||align="right"| 1700|| {{coord|62|36|S|60|30|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Livingston Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Grant Island || align="right"|767,8  ||align="right"|580 || {{coord|74|28|S|131|35|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Grant Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Latady Island || align="right"|700<sup>2)</sup>  ||align="right"| .|| {{coord|70|45|S|74|35|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Latady Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Drygalski Island || align="right"|693,7  ||align="right"|510 || {{coord|65|45|S|92|30|E|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Drygalski Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Renaud Island || align="right"|618,3  ||align="right"|. || {{coord|65|40|S|66|00|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Renaud Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Masson Island || align="right"|585,4  ||align="right"|471 || {{coord|66|08|S|96|35|E|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Masson Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| [[Elephant Island]] (Sydshetlandsøerne) || align="right"|557,9  ||align="right"|852 || {{coord|61|01|S|54|54|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Elephant Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Rothschild Island || align="right"|500<sup>2)</sup>  ||align="right"| .|| {{coord|70|45|S|74|35|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Rothschild Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Hearst Island || align="right"|500<sup>2)</sup> ||align="right"| 365|| {{coord|69|25|S|62|10|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Hearst Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| D'Urville Island || align="right"|455,3  ||align="right"| 210|| {{coord|63|06|S|56|15|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=D'Urville Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Coronation Island || align="right"| 450  ||align="right"| 1278|| {{coord|60|26|S|45|43|W|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Coronation Island}}
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| &nbsp;|| Sturge Island || align="right"|437,4 ||align="right"| 945|| {{coord|67|26|S|164|47|E|type:island_region:AQ|display=inline|name=Sturge Island}}
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| colspan=9 bgcolor="#ffffff" | <sup>1)</sup> reelt en [[halvø]], derefter også kaldt ''Guest Peninsula''
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| colspan=9 bgcolor="#ffffff" | <sup>2)</sup> estimat på grundlag af kort
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