Deception Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:calderaType flooded caldera
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:diameter about 15 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Nathaniel_Palmer
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1820
gptkbp:features only place in the world where ships can sail directly into the center of an active volcano
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
gptkbp:hasHotSpring true
gptkbp:hasPenguinColonies true
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter gptkb:Decepción_Station
gptkb:Gabriel_de_Castilla_Station
temporarily used British base (Base B)
gptkbp:hasRuins British scientific base ruins
abandoned whaling station
gptkbp:hasSeals true
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Pond
539 m
gptkbp:historicalEvent volcanic eruptions in 1967, 1969, and 1970
gptkbp:latitude 62° 58′ S
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:longitude 60° 39′ W
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Edward_Bransfield
gptkbp:nameOrigin named for its deceptive appearance as a normal island
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Neptune's_Bellows
gptkb:Pendulum_Cove
gptkb:Port_Foster
gptkb:Telefon_Bay
gptkb:Whalers_Bay
gptkb:Baily_Head
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:South_Shetland_Islands
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Antarctic_Specially_Protected_Area_(ASPA_140)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:whaling_station
scientific research stations
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:scientist
tourists
gptkbp:volcanoType active volcano
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Shetland_Islands
gptkb:Nathaniel_B._Palmer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deception Island