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Seaports in Antarctica
Antarctica has 8 portsin the World Port Index — 0 medium and 8 smaller harbours. They sit on Bransfield Strait; Drake Passage; South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Scotia Sea; South Atlantic Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.
PORTS8
LARGE · MEDIUM0 · 0
ONBransfield Strait; Drake Passage; South Atlantic Ocean
By harbour size
Large0 · 0%
Medium0 · 0%
Small1 · 13%
Very small7 · 88%
Biggest ports in Antarctica
The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.
smallMcmurdo StationRoss Sea; South Pacific Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · AQ MCM
very smallAdmiralty BayBransfield Strait; Drake Passage; South Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Natural)
very smallAndersen HarborSouth Pacific Ocean · Coastal (Natural)
very smallEllefsen HarborScotia Sea; South Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Natural)
very smallMelchior HarborSouth Pacific Ocean · Coastal (Natural)
very smallPort FosterBransfield Strait; Drake Passage; South Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · AQ PFS
very smallPort LockroySouth Pacific Ocean · Coastal (Natural)
very smallScotia BayScotia Sea; South Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Natural)
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