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Hess Mountains

mountain range in Antarctica
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Hess Mountains

Summary

Hess Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hess Mountains is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3].
  • Hess Mountains's continent is recorded as Antarctica[4].
  • Hess Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[5].
  • Harry Hammond Hess is named after Hess Mountains[6].
  • Hess Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -72, 'lon': -62.5}[7].
  • Hess Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fphm8y[8].
  • Hess Mountains's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 6738[9].
  • Hess Mountains's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6634863[10].
  • Hess Mountains's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 6327[11].

Body

Geography

Hess Mountains is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica[4].

Designation and Status

Hess Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[5].

History and Context

Harry Hammond Hess is named after Hess Mountains[6].

Why It Matters

Hess Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → Antarctica
    Named after → —
    Instance of → —
    Named after → Harry Hammond Hess
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q10372207]], fix redirect [[Q21590062]] → [[Q10372207]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bf164d4e5ee1|details]])"
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