Antarctic Sound
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Antarctic Sound is a body of water at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, known as the gateway to the Weddell Sea and for its dramatic ice-filled passages.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
sound ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bransfield Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryClaimNearbyTerritory |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Otto Nordenskjöld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem |
southern latitude
ⓘ
western longitude ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ice-choked waters
ⓘ
narrow channels ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Andersson Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dundee Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Joinville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonassen Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandform |
Tabarin Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | more navigable in austral summer ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Adélie penguin colonies
ⓘ
chinstrap penguins ⓘ gentoo penguins ⓘ seals ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| knownAs | gateway to the Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic ice-filled passages
ⓘ
large tabular icebergs ⓘ sea ice congestion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ship Antarctic ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for the vessel Antarctic of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| navigationalHazard |
icebergs
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ |
| oceanographicRegion | Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Weddell Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Graham Land region of the Antarctic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | Joinville Island group from the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| visitedBy | tourist expedition ships ⓘ |
| yearNamed | 1902 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.