Vahsel Bay
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Vahsel Bay is an ice-filled embayment on the coast of Coats Land in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, historically significant as a base and departure area for early Antarctic expeditions.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
embayment ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Ernest Shackleton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Vahsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Bays of Coats Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bays of the Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| climate | Antarctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | polar ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ice-filled
ⓘ
seasonally ice-covered ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition | difficult ice navigation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
base for early Antarctic expeditions
ⓘ
departure area for Antarctic sledging journeys ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Coats Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInPolarRegion | Antarctic region ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Coats Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Vahsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| ocean | Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Coats Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSurfaceCondition |
pack ice
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ |
| usedAs | wintering site for Antarctic expeditions ⓘ |
| usedByExpedition |
Endurance expedition
ⓘ
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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