Ross Dependency (New Zealand Antarctic territory)

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Antarctic territory overseas territory of New Zealand

Ross Dependency is a sector of Antarctica claimed and administered by New Zealand, encompassing the Ross Ice Shelf and surrounding areas under the framework of the Antarctic Treaty System.

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Statements (89)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Antarctic territory → overseas territory of New Zealand →
administeredBy	New Zealand →
administeredByAgency	Antarctica New Zealand → New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade →
administeredFrom	Wellington, New Zealand →
administrativeCenter	Scott Base →
borderedBy	Australian Antarctic Territory → Chilean Antarctic Territory (sector boundary region) → unclaimed sector of Antarctica (to east or west, context-dependent) →
capital	Scott Base →
claimedBy	United Kingdom (historically) →
climate	polar climate →
contains	Arrival Heights → Balleny Islands (claimed) → Beardmore Glacier NERFINISHED → Black Island (Ross Archipelago) → Cape Adare → Cape Adare huts → Cape Bird → Cape Crozier → Cape Evans → Cape Hallett → Cape Royds → Cape Washington → Coulman Island NERFINISHED → Discovery Hut at Hut Point → Franklin Island (Antarctica) → Hatherton Glacier NERFINISHED → Hillary Field Centre → Koettlitz Glacier NERFINISHED → McMurdo Dry Valleys (portion) → McMurdo Ice Shelf → McMurdo Sound → Minna Bluff → Mount Discovery → Mount Erebus → Mount Lister → Mount Melbourne → Mount Terror → Mulock Glacier NERFINISHED → Possession Islands → Roosevelt Island (Antarctica) → Ross Ice Shelf → Ross Island → Ross Sea → Ross Sea region → Scott Base → Scott Coast → Scott’s Hut at Cape Evans → Skelton Glacier NERFINISHED → Terra Nova Bay → Terror Rift → Transantarctic Mountains (portion) → Victoria Land → White Island (Ross Archipelago) →
country	New Zealand →
currencyUsedForAdministration	New Zealand dollar →
establishedBy	New Zealand Government →
establishedByInstrument	Order in Council (United Kingdom) →
governedByPrinciple	environmental protection → peaceful purposes only → prohibition of military activities →
governedUnder	Antarctic Treaty System →
hasNearbyForeignStation	McMurdo Station →
hasNoPermanentPopulation	true →
hasOfficialLanguage	English (for administration) →
hasResearchStation	Scott Base →
includesFeatureType	coastal areas → dry valleys → glaciers → ice shelf → mountain ranges → volcanoes →
latitudeExtent	from South Pole to 60°S (approximate) →
legalStatus	territorial claim in Antarctica →
locatedIn	Antarctica →
longitudeExtent	between 160°E and 150°W (approximate) →
namedAfter	James Clark Ross →
partOf	Antarctic Treaty System →
primaryHumanPresence	scientific and support personnel →
relatedTo	Ross Sea Marine Protected Area →
seasonalPopulationPeak	austral summer →
sovereigntyClaimedBy	New Zealand →
sovereigntyRecognizedBy	limited number of states →
sovereigntyStatus	frozen under Antarctic Treaty →
subjectTo	Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty →
transferredFrom	United Kingdom to New Zealand →
usedFor	scientific research →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New Zealand Standard Time →	observedIn