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