Antarctic Peninsula

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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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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

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Mount Jackson isHighestPointOf Antarctic Peninsula
Brown Base locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
Decepción Base region Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Primavera Base location Antarctic Peninsula
Cámara Base region Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Matienzo Base location Antarctic Peninsula
Nathaniel Palmer activeIn Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Fossil Bluff locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Almirante Brown Station locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Joinville Island group partOf Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
American Cordillera hasPart Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula mountain ranges
Deception Island region Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Maritime Antarctica
Elephant Island region Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Clarence Island offCoastOf Antarctic Peninsula
Clarence Island offNorthernTipOf Antarctic Peninsula
Clarence Island locatedNorthOf Antarctic Peninsula
Low Island locatedOffCoastOf Antarctic Peninsula
Bridgeman Island hasNearbyLandmass Antarctic Peninsula
Bridgeman Island hasRegion Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Adelaide Island locatedOffCoastOf Antarctic Peninsula
Adelaide Island partOf Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Alexander Island locatedOff Antarctic Peninsula
Alexander Island partOf Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Alexander Island separatedFrom Antarctic Peninsula
Weddell Gyre borderedBy Antarctic Peninsula
Henryk Arctowski Station coast Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Antarctic hair grass nativeTo Antarctic Peninsula
Biscoe Islands locatedOffCoastOf Antarctic Peninsula
Biscoe Islands partOf Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
González Videla Antarctic Base location Antarctic Peninsula
Gerlache Strait region locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Larsen Ice Shelf locatedOnCoastOf Antarctic Peninsula
Mount Ignatiev partOf Antarctic Peninsula
Mount Ignatiev locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
Cape Obelisk partOf Antarctic Peninsula
Znepole Ice Piedmont locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Znepole Ice Piedmont partOf Antarctic Peninsula
Znepole Ice Piedmont isOnLandmass Antarctic Peninsula
Svend Foyn Mountains locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Mount Bransfield partOf Antarctic Peninsula
Cape Legoupil region Antarctic Peninsula
Cugnot Ice Piedmont geographicRegion Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Cugnot Ice Piedmont isOnCoastOf Antarctic Peninsula
Davis Coast highlands locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Graham Coast locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Cape Dubouzet locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Chudomir Cove location Antarctic Peninsula
Cape Roquemaurel locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Foyn Coast locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Yankee Harbour hasGeographicRegion Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region