Australian Antarctic Territory

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf territory
gptkbp:area 5,896,500 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Weddell_Sea
Amundsen Sea
gptkbp:claims gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:climate strong winds
long periods of darkness
polar climate
short summer season
extremely cold temperatures
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Casey_Station
gptkb:Davis_Station
gptkb:Mawson_Station
Macquarie Island
gptkbp:coordinates 66°S 140°E
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Australian_dollar
gptkbp:environmentalProtection strict regulations
gptkbp:established 1933
gptkbp:geographicalFeature mountains
glaciers
ice sheets
icebergs
gptkbp:governance gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Australia
gptkb:Australian_Antarctic_Division
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
gptkbp:historicalResearch collaborative international efforts
conducted year-round
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian Antarctic Territory
gptkbp:internationalCooperation gptkb:Protocol_on_Environmental_Protection_to_the_Antarctic_Treaty
gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalStatus disputed territory
gptkbp:population 0
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Antarctic_Specially_Protected_Areas
gptkbp:releaseYear discovered in 1911
explored_by_Douglas_Mawson
gptkbp:researchFocus climate change
astronomy
marine biology
glaciology
gptkbp:researchInterest 3
gptkbp:timeZone UTC+3
gptkbp:tourism limited access
regulated activities
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:whales
birds
penguins
seals