The proposal would create a marine reserve in the Weddell Sea covering 1.8m sq km – five times the area of Germany

Proposed protection zone

Weddell Sea

Antarctica

South pole

Antarctic

peninsula

Ross Sea

Existing protection zones

1,500 km

1,500 miles

Proposed protection zone

Weddell Sea

Antarctica

South pole

Antarctic peninsula

Ross Sea

Existing protection zones

1,500 km

1,500 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources