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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Bowman Coast locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
Hope Bay locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Hope Bay ecoregion Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula tundra
Oscar II Coast locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Discovery Bay belongsTo Antarctic Peninsula
subject surface form: Discovery Bay (Greenwich Island)
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region (broad geographic sense)
English Strait (adjacent waterway) isInRegion Antarctic Peninsula
subject surface form: English Strait
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Captain Arturo Prat Base nearbyGeographicFeature Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula (region)
Ephraim Bluff partOf Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Nordenskjöld Coast locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Davis Coast locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
Davis Coast region Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Momchil Peak hasRegion Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Loubet Coast locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Arctowski Peninsula locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Arctowski Peninsula region Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Danco Coast locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
McFarlane Strait region Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
RSMC Buenos Aires (volcanic ash advisory centre) regionServed Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Duse Bay partOf Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Eyrie Bay locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Eyrie Bay locatedAtNorthernEndOf Antarctic Peninsula
gentoo penguin nativeTo Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Sentinel Range locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula tectonic block
Arturo Prat Station (Antarctica) locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Broad Valley Glacier locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Broad Valley Glacier partOf Antarctic Peninsula
Russell East Glacier locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Russell West Glacier locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Edward Bransfield explored Antarctic Peninsula
Ushuaia Naval Base supportsRegion Antarctic Peninsula
Louis Philippe Plateau locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Louis Philippe Plateau isAtNorthernEndOf Antarctic Peninsula
South Georgia microcontinent separatedFrom Antarctic Peninsula
South Georgia microcontinent locatedNorthOf Antarctic Peninsula
Gerlache Strait locatedOff Antarctic Peninsula
Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research program hasResearchArea Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Western Antarctic Peninsula
RV Laurence M. Gould serviceArea Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Marr Ice Piedmont locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula
Adelaide Island Station locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Bonner Laboratory associatedWithRegion Antarctic Peninsula
Faraday Station locatedInRegion Antarctic Peninsula
Base F locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Marguerite Bay locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Tabarin Peninsula locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Base Esperanza locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Fallières Coast locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
Margarita Bay locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula
this entity surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region
Cierva Cove locatedIn Antarctic Peninsula