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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellsworth Land canonical | 9 |
Statements (37)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.