George VI Sound

E374467
geographical feature sea channel sound

George VI Sound is a large ice-filled channel separating Alexander Island from the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its surrounding research stations and glaciological significance.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
George VI Sound canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
sea channel ⓘ
sound ⓘ
connectedTo Amundsen Sea ⓘ
surface form: Bellingshausen Sea

Ronne Entrance ⓘ
countryClaimedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
discoveredBy British Graham Land Expedition ⓘ
discoveryDate 1930s ⓘ
discoveryExpeditionLedBy John Rymill ⓘ
governedByTreaty Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
hasAdjacentIsland Alexander Island ⓘ
hasAdjacentLandmass Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Antarctic Peninsula mainland

Palmer Land ⓘ
hasClimate polar climate ⓘ
hasCoastType ice-covered coast ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalStatus largely uninhabited ⓘ
hasFeature floating ice shelf ⓘ
ice cliffs ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
hasNavigationCondition generally non-navigable due to ice ⓘ
hasNearbyResearchStation Fossil Bluff ⓘ
Stonington Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart George VI Ice Shelf ⓘ
hasPrimarySurface ice ⓘ
snow ⓘ
hasScientificInterest mass balance of Antarctic ice sheets ⓘ
ocean–ice interactions ⓘ
isBorderedBy Alexander Island ⓘ
Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ
Palmer Land ⓘ
isFilledWith ice ⓘ
isImportantFor climate change studies ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ
ice shelf dynamics studies ⓘ
isPartOf Southern Ocean ⓘ
surface form: Southern Ocean region
liesWithin British Antarctic Territory ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
monitoredFor ice shelf stability ⓘ
sea ice conditions ⓘ
namedAfter George VI ⓘ
namedBy British Graham Land Expedition ⓘ
partOfRegion West Antarctica ⓘ
separates Alexander Island ⓘ
Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ
surveyedBy Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ⓘ
usedFor logistical access to inland research sites ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fossil Bluff → locatedNear → George VI Sound ⓘ
Alexander Island → separatedBy → George VI Sound ⓘ
George VI Ice Shelf → occupies → George VI Sound ⓘ