South Orkney Islands

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 620 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate polar climate
subpolar oceanic climate
gptkbp:coordinates 60° S 45° W
gptkbp:current_status uninhabited
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:James_Weddell
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:whales
gptkb:fish
krill
gptkbp:first_sighted_in 1823
gptkbp:flora lichens
mosses
gptkbp:geological_features volcanic islands
gptkbp:geological_formation gptkb:granite
basalt
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:has_research_center gptkb:Orcadas_Base
Argentine Base
gptkbp:highest_point gptkb:Mount_Tikhonov
600 meters
gptkbp:historical_event Argentine claim in 1940
British claim in 1908
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:scientific_research
whaling
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Orkney Islands
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:is_explored_in Antarctic exploration
gptkbp:is_inhabited_by 1904
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Orkney_Islands
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:South_Shetland_Islands
gptkbp:population gptkb:0
gptkbp:region gptkb:British_Antarctic_Territory
gptkbp:scientific_research_field gptkb:ecology
climate change
oceanography
marine biology
glaciology
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Coronation_Island
gptkb:Penguin_Island
gptkb:Signy_Island
gptkb:Biscoe_Islands
gptkb:Laurie_Island
gptkbp:surrounding_body_of_water gptkb:Weddell_Sea
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:birds
gptkb:seals
penguins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4