Antarctic coast
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The Antarctic coast is the remote, ice-covered shoreline encircling the Antarctic continent, marking the boundary between its vast ice sheets and the surrounding Southern Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antarctic coast canonical | 2 |
| Southern Ocean coastline | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastline
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Antarctic ice sheet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Ocean surface waters ⓘ |
| borders | Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encircles | Antarctic continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | primarily by icebreaker ships ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ice-covered shoreline
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
extremely cold temperatures
ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | polar marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
krill
ⓘ
penguins ⓘ seals ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacier termini
ⓘ
ice cliffs ⓘ ice shelves ⓘ ice tongues ⓘ icebergs ⓘ sea ice ⓘ |
| hasHumanPresence | research stations nearby ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
calving of icebergs
ⓘ
glacial flow into the ocean ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | extent of sea ice ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Amundsen Sea coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antarctic Peninsula coast ⓘ Bellingshausen Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ East Antarctic coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Weddell Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ West Antarctic coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
ice shelf thinning ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
global climate regulation
ⓘ
sea level regulation ⓘ |
| isStudiedBy |
climate scientists
ⓘ
glaciologists ⓘ oceanographers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| marksBoundaryBetween |
Antarctic ice sheets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | international environmental protection measures ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | pack ice in winter ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Ocean coastline