Chapel of the Snows

non-denominational Christian church located at the United States McMurdo Station on Ross Island
Church church_building Q1645963
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Chapel of the Snows

Summary

Chapel of the Snows is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chapel of the Snows's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[3].
  • Chapel of the Snows is located in Antarctic Treaty area[4].
  • Chapel of the Snows is on the continent of Antarctica[5].
  • Chapel of the Snows's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • Chapel of the Snows's architectural style is recorded as modern architecture[7].
  • The location of Chapel of the Snows was McMurdo Station[8].
  • Chapel of the Snows's Commons category is recorded as Chapel of the Snows[9].
  • 1956 marks the founding of Chapel of the Snows[10].
  • Chapel of the Snows's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -77.846997222222, 'lon': 166.662}[11].
  • Chapel of the Snows's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ross Island[12].
  • Chapel of the Snows's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch[13].
  • Chapel of the Snows's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+63'}[14].
  • Chapel of the Snows's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Architourist Guide[15].

Body

Geography

Chapel of the Snows is located in Antarctic Treaty area[4]. It is on the continent of Antarctica[5].

Designation and Status

Chapel of the Snows's instance of is recorded as church building[6]. Its religion is recorded as Catholic Church[3].

History and Context

1956 marks the founding of Chapel of the Snows[10].

Why It Matters

Chapel of the Snows ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Gower · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview Catholic Church
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43570|batch #43570]]: P140 for churches (Q1841 instead of Q9592)"
  2. 4w ago · Gower · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
    Instance of
    Coordinate location {'lat': -77.846997222222, 'lon': 166.662}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43570|batch #43570]]: P140 for churches (Q1841 instead of Q9592)"
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