Erebus and Terror Gulf
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Erebus and Terror Gulf is a body of water off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, named after the British exploration ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erebus and Terror Gulf canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ |
| borderedBy | coasts of the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica (no sovereign state; governed by Antarctic Treaty System) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
remote location
ⓘ
sea ice covered for much of the year ⓘ subject to pack ice ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | named for the ships of James Clark Ross’s expedition ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeApprox | around 63°S ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | subject to Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasLongitudeApprox | around 56°W ⓘ |
| hasNamingOrigin | British Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| isInHemisphere |
Southern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Graham Land region of the Antarctic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOff | northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
HMS Erebus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Weddell Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | HMS Erebus and HMS Terror expedition to Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaConnection | Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research in polar oceanography ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.