British Antarctic Survey

United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation
Organization government_organization Q918757
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British Antarctic Survey

Summary

British Antarctic Survey is a government organization[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of government_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,907 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Antarctic Survey was a member of COMNAP[3].
  • British Antarctic Survey is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • British Antarctic Survey's instance of is recorded as government organization[5].
  • British Antarctic Survey's instance of is recorded as National Antarctic Program[6].
  • British Antarctic Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[7].
  • British Antarctic Survey's Commons category is recorded as British Antarctic Survey[8].
  • 1962 marks the founding of British Antarctic Survey[9].
  • British Antarctic Survey's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.21299, 'longitude': 0.08000805555555555}[10].
  • British Antarctic Survey's parent organization or unit is recorded as Natural Environment Research Council[11].
  • British Antarctic Survey's official website is recorded as https://www.bas.ac.uk/[12].
  • British Antarctic Survey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Antarctic Survey[13].
  • British Antarctic Survey's native label is recorded as British Antarctic Survey[14].
  • British Antarctic Survey's short name is recorded as BAS[15].
  • British Antarctic Survey's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-01rhff309[16].
  • British Antarctic Survey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+39746'}[17].
  • British Antarctic Survey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+37039'}[18].
  • British Antarctic Survey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+47603'}[19].
  • British Antarctic Survey's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+51588'}[20].

Body

Founding

1962 marks the founding of British Antarctic Survey[9].

Identity

British Antarctic Survey's short name is recorded as BAS[15].

Operations

British Antarctic Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Natural Environment Research Council[11].

Why It Matters

British Antarctic Survey ranks in the top 6% of government_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,907 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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