Ellsworth Land

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Ellsworth Land is a remote, ice-covered region of West Antarctica located between the Amundsen Sea and the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, known for its mountainous terrain and role in polar research.

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Ellsworth Land canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
region of Antarctica
borderedBy Amundsen Sea
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
climate polar
continent Antarctica
coveredBy ice sheet
environmentalStatus protected by international agreement
explorationActivity aerial exploration
scientific expeditions
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasCharacteristic ice-covered
mountainous terrain
polar climate
remote
sparsely populated
hasPart Ellsworth Mountains
heritage of several Antarctic research stations
hasTerrain glaciers
ice plains
ice shelves
mountain ranges
humanSettlement no permanent population
locatedIn Antarctica
surface form: Antarctic region

Southern Hemisphere
namedAfter Lincoln Ellsworth
oceanProximity Southern Ocean
partOf West Antarctica
researchDiscipline climatology
geology
geophysics
glaciology
sovereigntyStatus subject to Antarctic Treaty System
usedFor climate research
geological research
glaciological research
polar research

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West Antarctica hasPart Ellsworth Land
Vinson Massif locatedIn Ellsworth Land
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf adjacentTo Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Mountains locatedIn Ellsworth Land
Branscomb Glacier route region Ellsworth Land
Sentinel Range locatedIn Ellsworth Land
Lincoln Ellsworth namesakeOf Ellsworth Land
Branscomb Glacier partOf Ellsworth Land