Base B Deception Island
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Base B Deception Island was a British Antarctic research station on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, used primarily for scientific and exploratory work in the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Base K Deception Island | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research station
ⓘ
British research station ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geology
ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ glaciology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ topographic surveying ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | volcanic island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Deception Island NERFINISHED ⓘ South Shetland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnFeature | Deception Island caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Deception Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Bransfield Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
British Antarctic Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Antarctic program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
network of British bases in the Antarctic Peninsula region ⓘ |
| purpose |
exploration
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
| sovereignTerritory | British Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | former research station ⓘ |
| usedDuring | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mapping and charting
ⓘ
overwintering personnel ⓘ supporting field parties ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Base K Deception Island