Antarctic Peninsula

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geographical region peninsula

The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost and most accessible part of mainland Antarctica, known for its relatively mild polar climate, abundant wildlife, and numerous international research stations.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Antarctic Peninsula region	14
Antarctic Peninsula (relative proximity)	1
Antarctic Peninsula west coast	1
Antarctica	1
Larsen Ice Shelf	1
Maritime Antarctica	1
Northern Antarctic Peninsula	1
Western Antarctic Peninsula	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ peninsula ⓘ
accessedFrom	Punta Arenas, Chile ⓘ surface form: Punta Arenas Ushuaia ⓘ
borderedBy	Amundsen Sea ⓘ surface form: Bellingshausen Sea Weddell Sea ⓘ
claimedBy	Argentina ⓘ Chile ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
climateType	polar climate ⓘ
continent	Antarctica ⓘ
extendsToward	South America ⓘ
governedBy	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
hasFeature	fjords ⓘ glaciers ⓘ ice shelves ⓘ ice-covered islands ⓘ mountainous spine ⓘ
hasPhenomenon	glacier retreat ⓘ ice shelf collapse events ⓘ
hasResearchStation	Artigas Base ⓘ Bellingshausen Station ⓘ Carlini Base ⓘ Esperanza Base ⓘ Great Wall Station ⓘ Jubany Station ⓘ Marambio Base ⓘ O’Higgins Station ⓘ Palmer Station ⓘ Rothera Research Station ⓘ San Martín Base ⓘ Vernadsky Research Base ⓘ
hasSeasonality	austral summer tourism season ⓘ
hasWildlife	Adélie penguin ⓘ Antarctic krill ⓘ Weddell seal ⓘ chinstrap penguin ⓘ crabeater seal ⓘ gentoo penguin ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ leopard seal ⓘ minke whale ⓘ orcas ⓘ seabirds ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Jackson ⓘ
importantFor	climate change research ⓘ glaciology research ⓘ marine biology research ⓘ
knownFor	abundant wildlife ⓘ numerous research stations ⓘ rapid warming in late 20th century ⓘ relatively mild polar climate ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ
northernmostPartOf	mainland Antarctica ⓘ
partOf	West Antarctica ⓘ
popularFor	Antarctic tourism ⓘ
separatedFrom	South America by the Drake Passage ⓘ

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nathaniel Palmer → activeIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Weddell Sea → boundedBy → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Graham Land → country → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctica

West Antarctica → hasPart → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Antarctica → hasRegion → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Chilean Antarctic Territory → includesPartOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Argentine Antarctica → includesRegion → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Mount Jackson → isHighestPointOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

South Scotia Ridge → liesEastOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Almirante Brown Station → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Antarctic Peninsula

Base Yelcho → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Bellingshausen Station → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Carlini Base → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Fossil Bluff → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Graham Land → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Mount Jackson → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Palmer Land → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Palmer Station → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Paradise Bay → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Trinity Peninsula → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Vernadsky Research Base → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Waterboat Point → locatedIn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Artigas Base → locatedNear → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme → locatedNear → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Larsen Ice Shelf

Cabo de Hornos commune → locatedNear → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula (relative proximity)

Jubany Station → locatedNear → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Marambio Base → locatedNear → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

South Shetland Islands → locatedNorthOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

South Shetland Islands → locatedOff → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Base Carvajal → locatedOn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme → locatedOn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Base O’Higgins → locatedOn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Base Presidente Gabriel González Videla → locatedOn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Brown Base → locatedOn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Esperanza Base → locatedOn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

O’Higgins Station → locatedOn → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Matienzo Base → location → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Primavera Base → location → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Rothera Research Station → location → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

San Martín Base → location → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Antarctic fur seal → nativeTo → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Scotia Arc → near → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

San Martín Base → nearbyGeographicFeature → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula west coast

Trinity Peninsula → northernmostPartOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Robert Island → offCoastOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Robert Island → offNorthernTipOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Graham Land → partOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Greenwich Island → partOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Joinville Island group → partOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region