Possession Islands
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The Possession Islands are a small group of largely ice-covered islands in the Ross Sea off the coast of Antarctica, known for their remote, harsh environment and association with early Antarctic exploration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Possession Islands canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island group
ⓘ
subantarctic islands ⓘ |
| access | primarily by ice-strengthened research vessels ⓘ |
| associatedExplorer |
Carsten Borchgrevink
ⓘ
James Clark Ross ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| characteristic |
harsh environment
ⓘ
largely barren and rocky with ice cover ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| climate | Antarctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country |
Antarctic Treaty area
ⓘ
surface form:
Antarctica (no sovereign state; subject to Antarctic Treaty System)
|
| discoveredBy | James Clark Ross ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1841 ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Antarctic tundra (biogeographic classification) ⓘ |
| environment |
largely ice-covered
ⓘ
polar desert climate ⓘ |
| fauna |
seabirds (including penguins, in season)
ⓘ
seals (on surrounding sea ice and shores) ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Foyn Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Possession Island ⓘ
surface form:
Possession Island (largest island)
other small unnamed islets ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| humanSettlement | no permanent settlements ⓘ |
| largestIsland | Possession Island ⓘ |
| legalRegime | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Ross Sea ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ Ross Sea ⓘ
surface form:
western Ross Sea
|
| namedAfter | act of taking possession for the British Crown ⓘ |
| namedBy | James Clark Ross ⓘ |
| navigationHazard | pack ice and harsh weather conditions ⓘ |
| nearbyGeographicFeature |
Borchgrevink Coast
ⓘ
Cape Adare ⓘ Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ
surface form:
Ross Ice Shelf (regional vicinity)
|
| notableFor |
extreme polar environment
ⓘ
role in 19th-century British Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| ocean | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| offCoastOf |
Borchgrevink Coast
ⓘ
Victoria Land, Antarctica ⓘ |
| partOf |
Victoria Land
ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Land region
|
| permanentPopulation | 0 ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | no permanent sovereignty; governed by Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | sea ice for much of the year ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research (occasional visits) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ross Dependency