Greenwich Island

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Greenwich Island is one of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, known for hosting several research stations and serving as a site for scientific exploration in Antarctica.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Greenwich Island canonical 26
Cape Greenwich 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic island
island
climate polar climate
countryClaimedBy Argentina
Chile
United Kingdom
discoveredBy early 19th-century sealers
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasBay Discovery Bay
English Strait (adjacent waterway)
Yankee Harbour
hasFeature glaciers
ice-covered interior
ice-free zones in summer
rocky coastal areas
hasHighestPoint Ephraim Bluff
Momchil Peak
hasNearbyIsland Deception Island
Livingston Island
Robert Island
Snow Island
hasResearchStation Artigas Base
Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme
surface form: Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme (historical use in vicinity)

Captain Arturo Prat Base
Escudero Station
Escudero Station
surface form: Julio Escudero Station
hasSeasonalPopulation scientists
support staff
locatedIn Antarctica
South Shetland Islands
Southern Ocean
namedAfter Greenwich
surface form: Greenwich, London
partOf Antarctic Peninsula
surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
surface form: Antarctic Specially Managed Area (nearby Discovery Bay)

South Shetland Islands
surface form: South Shetland Islands archipelago
separatedBy English Strait
McFarlane Strait
separatedFrom Livingston Island
Robert Island
uninhabitedBy permanent civilian population
usedFor biological research
climate studies
glaciological research
scientific research
visitedBy icebreakers
research vessels
tourist expedition ships

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Base Arturo Prat location Greenwich Island
Base Arturo Prat locatedOnCoastOf Greenwich Island
South Shetland Islands hasIsland Greenwich Island
King George Island hasNearbyIsland Greenwich Island
Base Prat locatedOn Greenwich Island
Trinity Peninsula hasCape Greenwich Island
this entity surface form: Cape Greenwich
Base Naval Arturo Prat location Greenwich Island
Robert Island neighboringIsland Greenwich Island
Cámara Base nearbyFeature Greenwich Island
Half Moon Island hasNearbyIsland Greenwich Island
English Strait separates Greenwich Island
English Strait hasNearbyIsland Greenwich Island
Yankee Harbour locatedOn Greenwich Island
Discovery Bay locatedIn Greenwich Island
subject surface form: Discovery Bay (Greenwich Island)
Discovery Bay locatedOnCoastOf Greenwich Island
subject surface form: Discovery Bay (Greenwich Island)
English Strait (adjacent waterway) locatedNear Greenwich Island
subject surface form: English Strait
English Strait (adjacent waterway) separates Greenwich Island
subject surface form: English Strait
Captain Arturo Prat Base locatedOn Greenwich Island
Captain Arturo Prat Base locatedOnCoastOf Greenwich Island
Ephraim Bluff locatedOn Greenwich Island
Ephraim Bluff highestPointOf Greenwich Island
Momchil Peak locatedIn Greenwich Island
Momchil Peak isHighestPointOf Greenwich Island
Momchil Peak partOf Greenwich Island
McFarlane Strait separates Greenwich Island
McFarlane Strait adjacentTo Greenwich Island