Victoria Land sector of Antarctica
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The Victoria Land sector of Antarctica is a region in East Antarctica along the western side of the Ross Sea, known for its coastal mountains, glaciers, and research stations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victoria Land | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
region of Antarctica ⓘ |
| borders | Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedBy | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Clark Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| governedByTreaty | Antarctic Treaty System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
Transantarctic Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal mountains ⓘ glaciers ⓘ |
| hasIceFeature | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEcosystem |
McMurdo Dry Valleys cold desert ecosystem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal marine ecosystem of Ross Sea ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cape Adare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McMurdo Dry Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ McMurdo Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Oates Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennell Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Terra Nova Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | McMurdo Dry Valleys Antarctic Specially Managed Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchStation |
Gondwana Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jang Bogo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Zucchelli Station NERFINISHED ⓘ McMurdo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Terra Nova Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanPopulation | no permanent residents ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| partOf | Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAccessMode |
icebreaker ship
ⓘ
ski-equipped aircraft ⓘ |
| researchField |
biology
ⓘ
climatology ⓘ geology ⓘ glaciology ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.