Joinville Island group

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The Joinville Island group is a cluster of islands off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its remote polar environment and association with Argentine Antarctic territory.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
island group
accessedVia Antarctic Sound
associatedWith Argentine Antarctica
surface form: Argentine Antarctic territory
climate polar climate
countryClaimedBy Argentina
discoveredBy 19th-century Antarctic explorers
environment remote polar environment
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasEcologicalSignificance important habitat for Antarctic wildlife
hasIsland Andersson Island
Beak Island
Bransfield Island
Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
surface form: Buckle Island (Joinville group)

D’Urville Island
Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eagle Island (Joinville group)

Heros Island
Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joinville Island

Jonassen Island
Larsen Island
Larsen Islands (subgroup)
Mackellar Island
Seymour Island
Snow Hill Island
Tail Island
Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yalour Island (Joinville group)
hasLargestIsland Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joinville Island
hasNearbyFeature Antarctic Sound
hasNoPermanentPopulation true
knownFor penguin rookeries
sea ice coverage
seabird colonies
liesOffCoastOf Graham Land
locatedIn Antarctica
Southern Ocean
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
locatedOff northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula
namedAfter Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joinville Island
partOf Antarctic Peninsula
surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Weddell Sea
surface form: Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica
politicalStatus territory without sovereign ownership under Antarctic Treaty
regionType coastal island archipelago
seaArea Weddell Sea
surface form: northwestern Weddell Sea
subjectTo international scientific cooperation
surroundedBy Weddell Sea
visitedFor scientific research

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Argentine Antarctica includesIslandGroup Joinville Island group
Joinville Island group hasIsland Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joinville Island
Joinville Island group hasIsland Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Buckle Island (Joinville group)
Joinville Island group hasIsland Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eagle Island (Joinville group)
Joinville Island group hasIsland Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Yalour Island (Joinville group)
Joinville Island group hasLargestIsland Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joinville Island
Joinville Island group namedAfter Joinville Island group self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joinville Island
Tabarin Peninsula near Joinville Island group
this entity surface form: Joinville Island