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

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.

Heezen Glacier → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Jubany Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
King Edward Point → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctica region
Marambio Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Matienzo Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Mount Foster → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Mount Jackson → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Mount Nivea → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctica (associated region)
Nansen Island → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Orcadas Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
O’Higgins Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Palmer Land → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Palmer Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Primavera Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Ross Dependency → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
San Martín Base → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Signy Research Station → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Snow Island → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
South Shetland Islands → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
TNM → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
SCRM → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
subject surface form: Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome
Trinity Peninsula → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Vinson Massif → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Waterboat Point → continent → Antarctica ⓘ
Seven Summits → continentCovered → Antarctica ⓘ
West Antarctica → continentPartOf → Antarctica ⓘ
Amundsen Sea → country → Antarctica ⓘ
Bransfield Strait → country → Antarctica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctica has no sovereign country
Mount Foster → country → Antarctica ⓘ
Palmer Land → country → Antarctica ⓘ
Vinson Massif → country → Antarctica ⓘ
Ross Sea → countryBorder → Antarctica ⓘ
Weddell Sea → countryBorder → Antarctica ⓘ
Prime Meridian → countryCrossed → Antarctica ⓘ
Antarctic Circle → definesRegion → Antarctica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic
ACC → encircles → Antarctica ⓘ
subject surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Antarctic Convergence → encircles → Antarctica ⓘ