Antarctica

Summary

Antarctica is a continent^[1]. Antarctica draws 16,388 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #4 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• Antarctica is credited with the discovery of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen^[3].
• Antarctica is credited with the discovery of Mikhail Lazarev^[4].
• Antarctica is credited with the discovery of First Russian Antarctic expedition^[5].
• Antarctica is credited with the discovery of Edward Bransfield^[6].
• Antarctica is credited with the discovery of Nathaniel Palmer^[7].
• Antarctica is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[8].
• Antarctica's instance of is recorded as continent^[9].
• Antarctica's instance of is recorded as region^[10].
• Antarctica's instance of is recorded as terra nullius^[11].
• Antarctica's instance of is recorded as part of the world^[12].
• Antarctica's instance of is recorded as geographic location^[13].
• Antarctica's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .aq^[14].
• Antarctica's main regulatory text is recorded as Antarctic Treaty System^[15].
• anti- is named after Antarctica^[16].
• Arctic is named after Antarctica^[17].
• Antarctica is part of landmass^[18].
• Antarctica is part of Antarctic^[19].
• Antarctica is part of Earth^[20].
• Antarctica's Commons category is recorded as Antarctica^[21].
• Antarctica's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[22].
• Antarctica's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−03:00^[23].
• Antarctica's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[24].
• Antarctica's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[25].
• Antarctica's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[26].
• Antarctica's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen^[3], an explorer^[28], 1778–1852^[29], of Russian Empire^[30], awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class^[31]; Mikhail Lazarev^[4], an explorer^[32], 1788–1851^[33], of Russian Empire^[34], awarded the Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky^[35]; First Russian Antarctic expedition^[5], an expedition^[36], in Russian Empire^[37]; Edward Bransfield^[6], an explorer^[38], 1785–1852^[39], of Ireland^[40]; and Nathaniel Palmer^[7], an explorer^[41], 1799–1877^[42], of United States^[43]. Things named for Antarctica include Southern Ocean^[44], an ocean^[45]; Guaraná Antarctica^[46], a guaraná^[47], in Brazil^[48], founded in 1921^[49]; Belgica antarctica^[50], a taxon^[51]; Antarctopelta^[52], a monotypic fossil taxon^[53]; Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition^[54], a research expedition^[55]; antarcticite^[56], a mineral species^[57]; and Australian-Antarctic Basin^[58], an oceanic basin^[59].

Why It Matters

Antarctica draws 16,388 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #4 of 7).^[2] Antarctica has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] Antarctica is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for Antarctica include Southern Ocean^[44], an ocean^[45]; Guaraná Antarctica^[46], a guaraná^[47], in Brazil^[48], founded in 1921^[49]; Belgica antarctica^[50], a taxon^[51]; Antarctopelta^[52], a monotypic fossil taxon^[53]; Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition^[54], a research expedition^[55]; and antarcticite^[56], a mineral species^[57].