Young Island

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Young Island is one of the remote, uninhabited volcanic islands in the sub-Antarctic Balleny Islands chain in the Southern Ocean.

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Label Occurrences
Young Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sub-Antarctic island
uninhabited island
volcanic island
climate polar maritime
country Antarctica (disputed / no sovereign nation)
discoveredBy John Balleny
discoveryExpedition John Balleny expedition
discoveryYear 1839
geologicalType stratovolcanic island
hasEcosystem sub-Antarctic marine ecosystem nearby
hasFeature harsh climate
remote location
volcanic origin
humanPresence occasional scientific or expedition landings only
inhabited no
islandChain Balleny Islands chain
linked to: Balleny Islands
locatedIn Balleny Islands
Southern Ocean
sub-Antarctic region
namedAfter Thomas Young (London merchant and expedition backer)
ocean Southern Ocean
partOf Ross Dependency (New Zealand claim)
permanentSettlements none
population 0
protectedBy Antarctic Treaty environmental provisions
relativeLocation northwesternmost of the Balleny Islands
sovereigntyStatus subject to Antarctic Treaty System
tectonicSetting associated with Antarctic Plate margin
volcanicArc Balleny Islands volcanic group

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Balleny Islands hasIsland Young Island
subject linked to: Balleny Islands (claimed)