Borchgrevink Coast
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Borchgrevink Coast is a remote section of Antarctica’s Victoria Land along the western Ross Sea, named after Norwegian explorer Carsten Borchgrevink and known for its historic early Antarctic exploration sites.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ross Sea coast | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coast
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ part of Antarctica ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
glaciated
ⓘ
largely uninhabited ⓘ remote ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | explorer ⓘ |
| hasExplorationHistory |
associated with Norwegian exploration
ⓘ
visited during Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent glaciers
ⓘ
ice-covered coastline ⓘ nearby ice shelves ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Norwegian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Antarctic landings
ⓘ
early overwintering attempts in Antarctica ⓘ historic early Antarctic exploration sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carsten Borchgrevink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ross Sea sector of Antarctica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria Land coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate studies
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ross Sea coast