Victoria Land

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Victoria Land is a large region of Antarctica along the western side of the Ross Sea, known for its extensive mountain ranges, glaciers, and scientific research stations.

All labels observed (5)

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Victoria Land canonical 75
Victoria Land coast 1
Victoria Land coastal region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
region of Antarctica
administeredBy New Zealand
borders Ross Sea
contains Admiralty Mountains
Campbell Glacier
Cape Adare
David Glacier
McMurdo Dry Valleys
McMurdo Sound
Mount Discovery
Mount Erebus region
Mount Herschel
Mount Lister
Mount Melbourne
Mount Minto
Mount Morning
Mount Terror
Nansen Ice Sheet
Oates Coast
Pennell Coast
Priestley Glacier
Prince Albert Mountains
Reeves Glacier
Ross Ice Shelf (western margin)
Scott Coast
Terra Nova Bay
Transantarctic Mountains
Tucker Glacier
Victory Mountains
continent Antarctica
countryClaimedBy New Zealand
discoveredDuring Ross expedition 1839–1843
exploredBy James Clark Ross
hasClimate polar climate
hasCoastlineOn Southern Ocean
hasFeature extensive glaciers
ice-free dry valleys
hasResearchStation Jang Bogo Station
Mario Zucchelli Station
McMurdo Station
Scott Base
knownFor glaciers
mountain ranges
scientific research stations
locatedIn Antarctica
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
locatedOnCoastOf Ross Sea
namedAfter Queen Victoria
partOf East Antarctica
Ross Dependency
researchField biology
climate science
geology
glaciology
usedFor scientific research

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Ross Dependency contains Victoria Land
Ross Sea hasPart Victoria Land coast
linked to: Victoria Land
Ross Sea adjacentTo Victoria Land
Ross Dependency contains Victoria Land
Olympus Range locatedIn Victoria Land
McMurdo Dry Valleys locatedIn Victoria Land
James Clark Ross discovered Victoria Land
Scott Coast locatedIn Victoria Land
Cape Adare locatedIn Victoria Land
Terra Nova Bay liesAlongCoastOf Victoria Land
Transantarctic Mountains region Victoria Land
Ross Island near Victoria Land
Eastern Rift Mountains locatedIn Victoria Land
Cape Hallett locatedIn Victoria Land
Cape Crozier isWithin Victoria Land coastal region
linked to: Victoria Land
Mount Discovery locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Melbourne locatedIn Victoria Land
Cape Washington locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Lister locatedIn Victoria Land
Possession Islands partOf Victoria Land region
linked to: Victoria Land
Mulock Glacier locatedInRegion Victoria Land
Koettlitz Glacier locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Theseus locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Peleus locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Loke locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Odin locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Apollo locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Atlas locatedIn Victoria Land
McKelvey Valley locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Orestes locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Jason locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Cerberus locatedIn Victoria Land
Victoria Valley locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Electra locatedIn Victoria Land
Drygalski Ice Tongue projectsFrom Victoria Land
Drygalski Ice Tongue region Victoria Land
Mario Zucchelli Station locatedIn Victoria Land
Jang Bogo Station location Victoria Land
Cape Roberts field camp locatedIn Victoria Land
Taylor Valley locatedIn Victoria Land
Ice Tongue of Erebus Glacier region Victoria Land
Royal Society Range locatedIn Victoria Land
Mount Lister locatedIn Victoria Land
subject linked to: Royal Society Range
Nimrod Expedition regionExplored Victoria Land
Linton Creek locatedIn Victoria Land
Linton Creek region Victoria Land
Borchgrevink huts locatedIn Victoria Land
Cape Adare locatedIn Victoria Land
subject linked to: Viscount Adare
Borchgrevink Coast locatedIn Victoria Land