Snow Hill Island
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Snow Hill Island is a largely ice-covered Antarctic island off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its important fossil sites and historic exploration huts.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica has no sovereign country; governed by Antarctic Treaty System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Carl Anton Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryExpedition | Swedish Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| environmentalRegime | Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Cretaceous strata ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
by helicopter in suitable conditions
ⓘ
by ice-strengthened vessel ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | largely ice-covered ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasFossilType |
Cretaceous fossils
ⓘ
dinosaur fossils ⓘ marine reptile fossils ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDesignation | Historic Site or Monument (HSM) under Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Nordenskjöld House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Antarctic Expedition main hut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanPresence | no permanent population ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | historic expedition huts only ⓘ |
| hasLandingSite | small seasonal landing areas for boats and helicopters ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for snow-covered appearance ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
geological research
ⓘ
paleontological research ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
seabirds
ⓘ
seals ⓘ |
| HSMNumber | HSM 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic exploration huts
ⓘ
important fossil sites ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
James Ross Island group NERFINISHED ⓘ Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOff | northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| namedBy | Carl Anton Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
James Ross Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vega Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Graham Land region vicinity ⓘ |
| protectedAs | historic site under Antarctic Treaty ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | sea ice (seasonal) ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
historic tourism under permit
ⓘ
scientific expeditions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.