Half Moon Island
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Half Moon Island is a small, crescent-shaped Antarctic island in the South Shetland Islands, known for its penguin colonies and use as a site for scientific research stations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Half Moon Island canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic island
ⓘ
geographic location ⓘ island ⓘ |
| country | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System environmental regulations ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
by ship
ⓘ
zodiac landings ⓘ |
| hasBirdColony |
breeding penguin colony
ⓘ
nesting seabird colony ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | tundra-like vegetation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed rock outcrops in summer
ⓘ
snow cover for much of the year ⓘ |
| hasHumanPresence |
seasonal scientific personnel
ⓘ
visiting tourists ⓘ |
| hasLandingSite | tourist landing beach ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Greenwich Island
ⓘ
Livingston Island ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | visited mainly in austral summer ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
low hills
ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
algae
ⓘ
lichens ⓘ mosses ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Antarctic fur seal
ⓘ
Antarctic tern ⓘ Weddell seal ⓘ chinstrap penguin ⓘ gentoo penguin ⓘ kelp gull ⓘ southern elephant seal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
penguin colonies
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
South Shetland Islands ⓘ |
| partOf |
King George Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Archipelago of the South Shetland Islands
|
| region | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| shape | crescent-shaped ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Antarctic environmental protection protocols ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecological monitoring
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ tourist landings ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.