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Bellingshausen Island

one of the most southerly of the South Sandwich Islands, close to Thule Island and Cook Island, and forming part of the Southern Thule group.
Landform island Q815991
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Summary

Bellingshausen Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
  • Part of: South Sandwich Islands[6], Southern Thule[7]
  • Highest point: Basilisk Peak[8]
  • Located in/on physical feature: South Sandwich Islands[9], Southern Thule[10]
  • Population: 0[11]
  • Native label: Bellingshausen Island[12]
  • Elevation above sea level: 255 m[13]
  • Area: 2.04 km²[14]

Why It Matters

Bellingshausen Island has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature → South Sandwich Islands, Southern Thule
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.04'}
    Part of → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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