Antarctic Region

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:area about 14 million square kilometers
gptkbp:averageSpeed -57°C at interior
gptkbp:characterizedBy extreme cold
unique wildlife
polar ice
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkb:South_Pole
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Fabian_Gottlieb_von_Bellingshausen
James Cook
gptkbp:flora gptkb:algae
lichens
mosses
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
gptkbp:hasAttraction limited
gptkbp:hasFauna krill
seals
whales
penguins
gptkbp:hasIceSheet gptkb:Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:hasMarineProtectedAreas true
gptkbp:hasMidnightSun true
gptkbp:hasNoAgriculture true
gptkbp:hasNoIndigenousPeople true
gptkbp:hasNoPermanentPopulation true
gptkbp:hasNoSovereignCountry true
gptkbp:hasNoTimeZone true
gptkbp:hasPolarNight true
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter true
gptkbp:hasSeasonalVariation extreme
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antarctic Region
gptkbp:iceSheet 98% of land area
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:astronomy
biology
oceanography
glaciology
climate research
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:lowestRecordedTemperature -89.2°C
gptkbp:lowestRecordedTemperatureLocation gptkb:Vostok_Station
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Antarctic_Specially_Protected_Areas
gptkbp:protectedBy international agreements
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:researchers
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polar_Latitudes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6