Kings Bay area
E601678
Kings Bay area is a remote Arctic region on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway, known for its polar research facilities and former coal mining settlement at Ny-Ålesund.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kings Bay area canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic region
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ |
| administratedBy | Kings Bay AS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| currentUse |
atmospheric research
ⓘ
climate research ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ glaciological research ⓘ marine research ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | sensitive Arctic ecosystem ⓘ |
| governedBy | Svalbard Treaty regulations ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
international scientific collaboration
ⓘ
limited tourism under regulation ⓘ long-term monitoring of Arctic environment ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
limited local infrastructure
ⓘ
permafrost ⓘ restricted access ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Arctic research infrastructure
ⓘ
logistics support for polar research ⓘ research station at Ny-Ålesund ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English (scientific community)
ⓘ
Norwegian (administrative) ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Ny-Ålesund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | coal mining ⓘ |
| knownFor |
former coal mining
ⓘ
polar research ⓘ remote Arctic environment ⓘ scientific research infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitsbergen NERFINISHED ⓘ Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Kongsfjorden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
west coast of Spitsbergen ⓘ |
| near |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongsfjorden glaciers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ny-Ålesund region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svalbard archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | strict environmental regulations ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
accessible by ship in ice-free season
ⓘ
accessible mainly by air ⓘ served by Ny-Ålesund airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.