Antarctic continent

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:area about 14 million square kilometers
gptkbp:averageSpeed -10°C (coast)
-57°C (interior)
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:coldestContinent true
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Amundsen-Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkb:McMurdo_Station
gptkb:Palmer_Station
gptkb:Vostok_Station
gptkb:Emperor_penguins
gptkb:Antarctic_Peninsula
gptkb:Dry_Valleys
gptkb:Mount_Erebus
gptkb:Ronne_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Ross_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:South_Pole
gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains
gptkb:East_Antarctica
gptkb:West_Antarctica
gptkb:Adélie_penguins
krill
Weddell seals
gptkbp:coveredBy sea ice
gptkbp:firstSightedBy gptkb:Fabian_Gottlieb_von_Bellingshausen
gptkbp:firstSightedYear 1820
gptkbp:firstToReachSouthPole gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkbp:firstToReachSouthPoleYear 1911
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
gptkbp:hasNo permanent settlements
native human population
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Vinson_Massif
4,892 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antarctic continent
gptkbp:iceSheetContains about 60% of world's fresh water
gptkbp:iceSheetThickness up to 4.8 km
gptkbp:inhabitedBy scientific researchers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:lowestRecordedTemperature -89.2°C
gptkbp:lowestRecordedTemperatureDate July 21, 1983
gptkbp:lowestRecordedTemperatureLocation gptkb:Vostok_Station
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity scientific research
gptkbp:notClaimedBy any country (sovereignty suspended by treaty)
gptkbp:percentageOfEarthLand about 10%
gptkbp:population no permanent residents
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Protocol_on_Environmental_Protection_to_the_Antarctic_Treaty
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite not listed
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Exploring_Expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6