Beak Island
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Beak Island is a small, remote Antarctic island that forms part of the Joinville Island group off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago | Joinville Island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | -63.5833 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -56.3167 ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Swedish Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryExpeditionLeader | Otto Nordenskjöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAntarcticPeninsula | offshore from Trinity Peninsula ⓘ |
| elevation | 360 m ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasIceCover | partly ice-covered ⓘ |
| humanSettlement | no permanent settlements ⓘ |
| includedInGazetteer | Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalRegime | Antarctic Treaty environmental protection provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
3 nautical miles
ⓘ
about 5.6 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Graham Land region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joinville Island group NERFINISHED ⓘ Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| mapReference | British Antarctic Territory topographic maps ⓘ |
| namedBy | Otto Nordenskjöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nameReason | shape resembles a beak ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Bransfield Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
D’Urville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Joinville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Joinville Island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | 0 ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| seaArea | northwestern Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separationFromD’UrvilleIsland | narrow channel ⓘ |
| sovereignty | no permanent sovereign country ⓘ |
| status | uninhabited ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research in surrounding region ⓘ |
| width |
1 nautical mile
ⓘ
about 1.9 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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