Palmer Archipelago

group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
Place archipelago Q304679
Palmer Archipelago
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Palmer Archipelago

Summary

Palmer Archipelago is an archipelago[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #133 of 341).[2]

Key Facts

  • Palmer Archipelago is credited with the discovery of Belgian Antarctic Expedition[3].
  • Palmer Archipelago is located in Antarctic Treaty area[4].
  • Palmer Archipelago is on the body of water Bellingshausen Sea[5].
  • Palmer Archipelago's image is recorded as South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.jpg[6].
  • Palmer Archipelago's continent is recorded as Antarctica[7].
  • Palmer Archipelago's instance of is recorded as archipelago[8].
  • Nathaniel Palmer is named after Palmer Archipelago[9].
  • Palmer Archipelago's Commons category is recorded as Palmer Archipelago[10].
  • Palmer Archipelago's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.25, 'lon': -62.833333333333}[11].
  • Palmer Archipelago's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.19524, 'lon': -62.85445}[12].
  • Palmer Archipelago's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07_2xt[13].
  • Palmer Archipelago's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 11299[14].
  • Palmer Archipelago's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Palmer Archipelago[15].
  • Palmer Archipelago's population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[16].
  • Palmer Archipelago's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0501199[17].
  • Palmer Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • Palmer Archipelago's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Palmer-Archipelago[19].
  • Palmer Archipelago's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6622859[20].
  • Palmer Archipelago's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+178'}[21].
  • Palmer Archipelago's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3448'}[22].
  • Palmer Archipelago's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+275'}[23].
  • Palmer Archipelago's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2761'}[24].
  • Palmer Archipelago's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 10847[25].
  • Palmer Archipelago's Treccani ID is recorded as arcipelago-di-palmer[26].
  • Palmer Archipelago's Peakbagger area ID is recorded as 8003[27].

Body

Geography

Palmer Archipelago is located in Antarctic Treaty area[4]. It is on the body of water Bellingshausen Sea[5]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica[7].

Physical Characteristics

Palmer Archipelago's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3448'}[22]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+178'}[21]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[16].

Designation and Status

Palmer Archipelago's instance of is recorded as archipelago[8].

History and Context

Nathaniel Palmer is named after Palmer Archipelago[9].

Why It Matters

Palmer Archipelago draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #133 of 341).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3448'}
    Located in or next to body of water Bellingshausen Sea
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