Nelson Island

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Nelson Island is a small, largely ice-covered island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known for its remote polar environment and proximity to King George Island.

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Nelson Island canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic island
island
archipelago South Shetland Islands
countryClaim Argentina
Chile
United Kingdom
discoveredBy early 19th-century sealers
environment remote polar environment
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasAccess primarily by ship
hasClimate polar climate
hasCoastlineType ice cliffs
rocky shores
hasEcosystem Antarctic coastal ecosystem
hasIceCover permanent ice and snow over most of surface
hasLegalStatus demilitarized under Antarctic Treaty
nuclear-free under Antarctic Treaty
hasNearbyResearchStations stations on King George Island
hasNoSovereignOwnershipRecognized true
hasPermanentCivilianPopulation false
hasVegetation limited mosses and lichens
hasWildlife seabirds
seals
humanActivity seasonal scientific and logistic visits
locatedIn Antarctica
South Shetland Islands
locatedInSea Southern Ocean
namedAfter Horatio Nelson
nearbyIsland King George Island
partOf Antarctic Treaty System
region West Antarctica
seaArea Bransfield Strait
surfaceCover largely ice-covered
uninhabited true
usedFor scientific research in surrounding region

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King George Island hasNearbyIsland Nelson Island
Robert Island neighboringIsland Nelson Island