Alexander Island

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:accessibility accessible only by air or sea
gptkbp:area approximately 49,070 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate polar climate
polar desert
gptkbp:criticism claims by multiple countries
gptkbp:culturalSignificance none due to uninhabited status
gptkbp:environmentalImpact affected by global warming
gptkbp:environmentalProtection protected_under_the_Antarctic_Treaty
gptkbp:established gptkb:Fabian_Gottlieb_von_Bellingshausen
gptkbp:explores explored by various expeditions
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:British_Antarctic_Survey
gptkbp:flora limited due to harsh climate
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 69°S 71°W
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures numerous glaciers
Precambrian rocks present
mostly granite and gneiss
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Huggins
gptkbp:historicalFigures mapped in the early 19th century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod claimed by various nations during exploration.
visited by various scientific expeditions
gptkbp:historicalResearch potential for climate studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site_of_early_Antarctic_exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexander Island
gptkbp:iceClass up to several hundred meters
covered by ice sheets
gptkbp:landforms glaciated island
gptkbp:landscape mountainous terrain
gptkbp:length approximately 160 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alexander_I_of_Russia
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Mount_Huggins
gptkb:Larsen_Ice_Shelf
Bellinghausen_Sea_coast
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Palmer_Archipelago
gptkbp:population uninhabited
gptkbp:region gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
gptkbp:researchInterest none established
high potential for geological studies
important_for_Antarctic_research
gptkbp:surroundingArea adjacent to other islands in the archipelago
part_of_Palmer_Archipelago
gptkbp:tourism limited due to accessibility issues
gptkbp:touristAttraction notable for its remoteness
gptkbp:waterManagement Bellingshausen Sea
gptkbp:width approximately 50 kilometers
gptkbp:wildlife seabirds and seals observed