Antarctica

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continent polar region

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, an icy landmass surrounding the South Pole known for its extreme cold, vast ice sheets, and unique scientific research stations.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Antarctic region	11
Antarctic continent	4
Antarctica region	3
Antarctic interior	2
Antarctic	1
Antarctic Peninsula region	1
Antarctic realm	1
Antarctica (associated region)	1
Antarctica has no sovereign country	1
East Antarctica	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	continent ⓘ polar region ⓘ
borderedByOcean	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
contains	South Pole ⓘ most of Earth’s freshwater ice ⓘ
coveredBy	Antarctic ice sheet ⓘ
designatedAs	natural reserve devoted to peace and science ⓘ
experiences	polar day in summer ⓘ polar night in winter ⓘ
governedBy	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
habitatFor	penguins ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ whales ⓘ
hasArea	about 14 million square kilometers ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	coldest continent on Earth ⓘ driest continent on Earth ⓘ windiest continent on Earth ⓘ
hasClimate	polar climate ⓘ
hasEcosystem	marine ecosystem rich in krill ⓘ
hasFeature	dry valleys ⓘ glaciers ⓘ ice shelves ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ vast ice sheets ⓘ
hasHighestElevation	about 4892 meters ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Vinson Massif ⓘ
hasIceCoverage	over 95 percent ⓘ
hasPolicy	prohibition of military activity ⓘ prohibition of mineral mining ⓘ prohibition of nuclear tests ⓘ prohibition of nuclear waste disposal ⓘ
hasPopulationType	no permanent civilian population ⓘ temporary scientific personnel ⓘ
hasRegion	Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ Antarctica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: East Antarctica West Antarctica ⓘ
hasSeaIce	seasonal sea ice extent ⓘ
hasStatus	largely uninhabited ⓘ
hasTemperatureRecord	lowest natural temperature on Earth ⓘ
hosts	research stations ⓘ
importantFor	global climate regulation ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
monitoredFor	climate change impacts ⓘ
recordedTemperature	about minus 89.2 degrees Celsius at Vostok Station ⓘ
subjectTo	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Treaty
surroundedBy	Southern Ocean ⓘ
usedFor	scientific research ⓘ

Referenced by (175)

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

North Scotia Ridge → adjacentTo → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic region

Antarctic Treaty → appliesTo → Antarctica ⓘ

Antarctic Treaty System → appliesTo → Antarctica ⓘ

Committee for Environmental Protection (Antarctic Treaty) → appliesTo → Antarctica ⓘ

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals → appliesTo → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic region

Antarctic Treaty Secretariat → appliesToJurisdiction → Antarctica ⓘ

Antarctica/Casey → areaComponent → Antarctica ⓘ

William Smith → associatedWith → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic region

Australasian realm → borderedBy → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic realm

Pacific Islands → borderedBy → Antarctica ⓘ

Pacific sector → borders → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic continent

South Pacific Ocean → borders → Antarctica ⓘ

South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean → boundedBy → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic continent

Subantarctic Front → circles → Antarctica ⓘ

South Sandwich Island Arc → closestContinent → Antarctica ⓘ

Southern Hemisphere → contains → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctic region

Allardyce Range → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctica region

Almirante Brown Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Antarctic Peninsula → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Argentine Antarctica → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Artigas Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base Arturo Prat → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base Carvajal → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base Naval Arturo Prat → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base O’Higgins → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base Prat → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base Presidente Gabriel González Videla → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Base Yelcho → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Belgrano II Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Bellingshausen Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Bouvet Island → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

British America → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

British Antarctic Territory → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

British Empire → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

British Overseas Territories → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Brown Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Carlini Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Chilean Antarctic Territory → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Cámara Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Decepción Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

East Antarctic craton basement → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Esperanza Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Fossil Bluff → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Frei Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Graham Land → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Great Wall Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

Grytviken → continent → Antarctica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antarctica region