Princess Elizabeth Land
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Princess Elizabeth Land is a large, remote region of East Antarctica characterized by extensive ice sheets and largely unexplored, inhospitable terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Princess Elizabeth Land canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
region of Antarctica ⓘ |
| accessDifficulty | high ⓘ |
| approximateLatitudeRange | south of about 66°S ⓘ |
| approximateLongitudeRange | 73°E to 87°43′E ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Mac. Robertson Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilkes Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| coastlineFeature | Indian Ocean sector of Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Amery Ice Shelf hinterland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ingrid Christensen Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Astrid Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Douglas Mawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| explorationStatus | partially mapped by satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
crevassed ice surface
ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ high winds ⓘ |
| humanPresenceType | temporary research personnel only ⓘ |
| iceSheet | East Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iceThicknessCharacteristic | very thick ice cover ⓘ |
| isPartOf | East Antarctic Shield region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | no recognized sovereign ownership under international law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Princess Elizabeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanSector | Indian Ocean sector of Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | uninhabited ⓘ |
| primaryAccessMode | icebreaker and aircraft ⓘ |
| researchActivityLevel | low ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
climate history
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ subglacial geology ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | subject to Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| surfaceCover | ice sheet ⓘ |
| terrainCharacteristic |
heavily glaciated
ⓘ
inhospitable ⓘ largely unexplored ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.