A Historic Site or Monument (HSM) is a protected location of historic interest on the continent of

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...

, or on its adjacent islands. The list of historic sites was first drawn up in 1972,Recommendation ATCM VII-9
(Wellington, 1972) and has since expanded to cover 95 sites, with the most recent listed in 2021. Five sites have been removed from the list for various reasons. Historic Sites and Monuments are protected under the

Antarctic Treaty System The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. It was the first arms ...

, as one of three classes of Antarctic Protected Areas.Antarctic Protected Areas explained
by the Antarctic Treaty System The criteria for listing a site are that it should fulfil one or more of the following criteria:Guidelines for the designation and protection of HSM
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List of HSMs

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ATCM Measure 12 (2019). Annex: Revised List of Historic Sites and Monuments.
- ATCM Prague, 9 October 2019. 24 pp {{Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica, state=collapsed Antartica History of Antarctica Protected areas of Antarctica Antarctica-related lists

List of HSMs

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