Port Foster
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Port Foster is a large, naturally sheltered bay within Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known as a key anchorage and gateway for scientific and logistical operations in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Foster canonical | 2 |
| Port Foster (name of inner harbor) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
natural harbour ⓘ |
| climate | polar maritime ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 62.95°S 60.63°W ⓘ |
| country |
Antarctic Treaty area
ⓘ
surface form:
Antarctica Treaty System area
|
| formedBy | flooded caldera of Deception Island volcano ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFacility |
Argentine research station Decepción
ⓘ
Spanish research station Gabriel de Castilla ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Foster’s Bay ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | about 100 metres ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | about 9 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow entrance called Neptune’s Bellows
ⓘ
shoals and submerged rocks near entrance ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalOrigin | volcanic caldera ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | no sovereign ownership recognized ⓘ |
| hasManagementPlan | Deception Island Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) 4 ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 190 metres ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
Ravn Rock
ⓘ
Sewell Rock ⓘ submerged volcanic features ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Baily Head (on Deception Island coast)
ⓘ
Neptune’s Window ⓘ Pendulum Cove ⓘ Telefon Bay ⓘ Whalers Bay ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
Antarctic exploration support
ⓘ
sealing ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| isKeyGatewayFor |
Deception Island interior access
ⓘ
South Shetland Islands scientific logistics ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Deception Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Deception Island caldera system
|
| isSheltered | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Deception Island ⓘ South Shetland Islands ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Foster ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| seaIceConditions | seasonal sea ice ⓘ |
| subjectTo | environmental protection regulations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anchorage
ⓘ
logistical operations ⓘ scientific operations ⓘ tourist vessel visits ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
research vessels
ⓘ
tourist cruise ships ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Port Foster (name of inner harbor)