South Shetland Islands

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archipelago island group

The South Shetland Islands are a remote, largely ice-covered archipelago off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for their research stations, harsh climate, and abundant wildlife such as penguins and seals.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
characteristic	largely ice-covered → remote →
climate	polar climate →
continent	Antarctica →
countryClaimedBy	Argentina → Chile → United Kingdom →
discoveredBy	William Smith →
governedBy	Antarctic Treaty System →
hasHighestPoint	Mount Foster →
hasIsland	Bridgeman Island → Clarence Island → Deception Island → Elephant Island → Greenwich Island → Half Moon Island → King George Island → King George Island (25 de Mayo Island) → Livingston Island → Low Island → Robert Island → Smith Island → Snow Island →
hasResearchStationOn	Deception Island → King George Island → Livingston Island →
hasWildlife	penguins → seabirds → seals →
hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere →
highestElevation	2105 m →
historicallyKnownFor	sealing industry →
knownFor	abundant wildlife → harsh climate → research stations →
locatedIn	Southern Ocean →
locatedNorthOf	Antarctic Peninsula →
locatedOff	Antarctic Peninsula →
nearbyWaterBody	Bransfield Strait →
partOf	Argentine Antarctica (claimed) → British Antarctic Territory (claimed) → Chilean Antarctic Territory (claimed) →
populationStatus	no permanent civilian population →
primaryUse	scientific research →
seaBorder	Drake Passage →
sovereigntyStatus	subject to Antarctic Treaty System →
timeZone	UTC-3 (at many stations) →
yearOfDiscovery	1819 →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Base Prat → Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva → Base Yelcho ("South Shetland Islands region") → Bellingshausen Station → Carlini Base → Fildes Peninsula → Frei Base → Great Wall Station → Greenwich Island → Jubany Station → Mount Foster → Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Base → Robert Island → Snow Island → Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome → Villa Las Estrellas →	locatedIn
Greenwich Island ("South Shetland Islands archipelago") → King George Island → Mount Foster ("South Shetland Islands archipelago") → Robert Island ("South Shetland archipelago") → Snow Island →	partOf
Argentine Antarctica → British Antarctic Territory → Chilean Antarctic Territory →	includesIslandGroup
Artigas Base → Base Arturo Prat → Base Naval Arturo Prat →	location
TNM → Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome → Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport →	region
Robert Island → Snow Island ("South Shetland Islands archipelago") →	archipelago
Base Arturo Prat ("South Shetland Islands group") →	belongsTo
Scotia Sea →	boundedBy
Antarctic fur seal →	breedsOn
William Smith →	discovered
South Orkney Islands ("Signy Island") →	hasIsland
Scotia Sea →	hasPart
Mount Foster →	highestPointOf
King George Island →	largestOf
Antarctic fur seal →	nativeTo
William Smith →	placeOfActivity
Bransfield Strait →	separates