Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey

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The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey was a British governmental organization responsible for conducting scientific research and mapping in the Antarctic territories that later became the British Antarctic Survey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British governmental organization
polar research organization
basedIn Stanley, Falkland Islands
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork Antarctic scientific research
biology
cartography
geology
geophysics
glaciology
meteorology
maintainedResearchStation Base A Port Lockroy
Base B Deception Island
Base C Hope Bay
Base C Hope Bay
surface form: Base D Hope Bay

Base E Stonington Island
Base F Argentine Islands
Base G Admiralty Bay
Base H Signy Island
Base I Horseshoe Island
Base J Admiralty Bay
Base B Deception Island
surface form: Base K Deception Island

Base L Detaille Island
Base M Marguerite Bay
Base N Anvers Island
Base O Danco Island
Base P Portal Point
Base Q Horseshoe Island
Adelaide Island Station
surface form: Base R Adelaide Island

Base F Argentine Islands
surface form: Base S Argentine Islands

Adelaide Island Station
surface form: Base T Adelaide Island

Base V Stonington Island
Base L Detaille Island
surface form: Base W Detaille Island

Base Y Horseshoe Island
Adelaide Island Station
surface form: Base Z Adelaide Island
notableFor establishing permanent British scientific presence in the Antarctic Peninsula region
systematic mapping of Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding islands
operatedIn Antarctica
British Antarctic Territory
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
surface form: Falkland Islands Dependencies
parentOrganization Colonial Office
Commonwealth Relations Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office

Department for International Development
surface form: Ministry of Overseas Development

Natural Environment Research Council
partOf UK government
surface form: United Kingdom government
predecessor Operation Tabarin
renamedAs British Antarctic Survey
shortName FIDS
successor British Antarctic Survey
timePeriod mid-20th century

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Trinity Peninsula surveyedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Mount Nivea surveyedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Mount Bransfield namedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Mount Bransfield firstMappedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Russell East Glacier mappedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Russell West Glacier surveyedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Adelaide Island Station operatedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Base F partOf Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
George VI Sound surveyedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Mount Carse surveyedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
this entity surface form: South Georgia Survey