Signy Research Station

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Antarctic research station research station

Signy Research Station is a British Antarctic Survey research facility on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands, focused on biological and environmental studies in the sub-Antarctic region.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Antarctic research station → research station →
administeredBy	United Kingdom Antarctic Territory →
closedForWinter	1996 →
compliesWith	Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty →
continent	Antarctica →
country	United Kingdom →
environmentType	maritime Antarctic →
established	1947 →
focusesOn	biological research → environmental research →
formerStatus	year-round station →
governedBy	Antarctic Treaty System →
hasAffiliation	Natural Environment Research Council →
hasInfrastructureType	accommodation buildings → boat facilities → fuel storage → laboratories →
hasNearbyFeature	Borge Bay → Factory Cove → Signy Island penguin colonies → South Orkney Islands Important Bird Areas →
hasNotableFauna	penguins → seabirds → seals →
languageOfWork	English →
locatedIn	South Orkney Islands → sub-Antarctic region →
locatedOn	Signy Island →
nearbySea	Weddell Sea →
opened	1947 →
operator	British Antarctic Survey →
ownedBy	British Antarctic Survey →
partOf	British Antarctic Survey station network →
primaryPurpose	scientific research →
region	Southern Ocean →
researchField	climate-related environmental monitoring → limnology → marine biology → polar ecology → seabird ecology → seal ecology → terrestrial ecology →
secondaryPurpose	environmental monitoring →
status	summer-only station →
typicalSeasonOfOperation	austral summer →
usedFor	environmental time-series data collection → logistical support for field science → long-term ecological monitoring →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Antarctic Territory → South Orkney Islands →	hasResearchStation