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.

Trinity Peninsula → partOf → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Antarctic Circle → passesNear → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ

Base Prat → region → Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ