Marine Protected Area Size Status Proposed Proposed by Designated South Orkneys 94,000 km2 Designated United Kingdom 2009[7] Ross Sea 1.55 million km2[8] Designated 2012[9] New Zealand, United States 2016[10] East Antarctica 950,000 km2 Proposal 2010[11] Australia, France, European Union[11] N/A Weddell Sea 1,800,000 km2 Proposal 2016[12] Germany, European Union N/A Antarctic Peninsula 450,000 km2 Proposal 2018 Argentina, Chile N/A