Windmill Islands
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The Windmill Islands are a group of rocky, largely ice-free coastal islands in East Antarctica known for their scientific research stations and diverse polar wildlife.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
ⓘ
coastal islands ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Vincennes Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
largely ice-free areas
ⓘ
rocky terrain ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | U.S. Navy Operation Highjump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal marine ecosystem
ⓘ
ice-free terrestrial ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalProtection | Antarctic environmental protocols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanPresence | seasonal ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIceShelf | Vincennes Bay ice shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableIsland |
Bailey Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beall Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Browning Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Budd Coast offshore islands ⓘ Clark Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Hollin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryAccessMode |
aircraft
ⓘ
ship ⓘ |
| hasResearchStation | Casey Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Adélie penguin
ⓘ
Antarctic krill ⓘ Weddell seal ⓘ skua ⓘ snow petrel ⓘ southern elephant seal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
polar wildlife
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
| liesOffCoastOf | Wilkes Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
East Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
U.S. Navy Operation Windmill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Operation Windmill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchStationOperator | Australian Antarctic Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | extreme weather conditions ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+8 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
atmospheric science research
ⓘ
climate research ⓘ glaciology research ⓘ marine biology research ⓘ seabird ecology research ⓘ |
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