Antarctica · DX entity · DXCC 013

Antarctica

Antarctica is a DX entity in Antarctica, in CQ zones 13, 29, 30, 38 and 39 and ITU zones 67, 69, 70, 71, 73 and 74. Its primary prefix is CE9.

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Figure 1. Antarctica and its first-level subdivisions, with neighbouring land in grey. Hover for names; scroll to zoom. Boundaries: Natural Earth, Admin 0 Map Subunits and Admin 1 States and Provinces, 1:10m, version 5.1.2 (13 May 2022), public domain, retrieved 2026-10-15. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/. DX entity boundaries assembled by The DX Atlas Project from the sources named, one recipe row per DXCC entity (subunits matched, merged, split by box or carved from a parent; DXEntity-Recipe.md), 2026. Simplified for this page to 0.0512 degrees, about 6 km; exported 30 October 2026. Projection: polar stereographic, central meridian 0° E.

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	013
Name in the ADIF standard	ANTARCTICA
Continent	Antarctica
Primary prefix	CE9
CQ zone	13, 29, 30, 38, 39
ITU zone	67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74

Prefixes

CE9 is the primary prefix. The country files list 36 prefixes and prefix blocks for Antarctica.

Show all prefixes

CE9 3Y AX0 AY1Z AY2Z AY3Z AY4Z AY5Z AY6Z AY7Z AY8Z AY9Z FT0Y FT1Y FT2Y FT3Y FT4Y FT5Y FT6Y FT7Y FT8Y LU1Z LU2Z LU3Z LU4Z LU5Z LU6Z LU7Z LU8Z LU9Z RI1AN VI0 VK0 ZL5 ZM5 ZS7

Sources: Jim Reisert AD1C, Big CTY country files, 15 September 2026. https://www.country-files.com/ (MIT licence); ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes