Peter I Island

Norwegian territorial claim and volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea
Landform island Q202780
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Peter I Island

Summary

Peter I Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,412 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Peter I Island is credited with the discovery of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen[3].
  • Peter I Island is located in Antarctic Treaty area[4].
  • Peter I Island is on the body of water Bellingshausen Sea[5].
  • Peter I Island is on the body of water Southern Ocean[6].
  • Peter I Island is on the continent of Antarctica[7].
  • Peter I Island's instance of is recorded as island[8].
  • Peter I Island's instance of is recorded as dependency of Norway[9].
  • Peter I Island's instance of is recorded as disputed territory[10].
  • Peter the Great is named after Peter I Island[11].
  • The location of Peter I Island was Bellingshausen Sea[12].
  • Peter I Island's Commons category is recorded as Peter I Island[13].
  • Peter I Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 21, 1821[14].
  • Peter I Island's highest point is recorded as Lars Christensen Peak[15].
  • Peter I Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -68.85, 'lon': -90.583333333333}[16].
  • Peter I Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Southern Ocean[17].
  • Peter I Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peter I Island[18].
  • Peter I Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[19].
  • Peter I Island's territory claimed by is recorded as Norway[20].
  • Peter I Island's capital of is recorded as Westarctica[21].
  • Peter I Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Peter I Øy'}[22].
  • Peter I Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+18.5'}[23].
  • Peter I Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1640'}[24].
  • Peter I Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+243'}[25].
  • Peter I Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+11'}[26].

Body

Geography

Peter I Island is located in Antarctic Treaty area[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Bellingshausen Sea[5], a marginal sea[27] and Southern Ocean[6], an ocean[28]. It is on the continent of Antarctica[7].

Physical Characteristics

Peter I Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+243'}[25]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1640'}[24]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+18.5'}[23]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[8], dependency of Norway[9], and disputed territory[10].

History and Context

Peter the Great is named after Peter I Island[11].

Why It Matters

Peter I Island ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,412 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . lovdata.no. lovdata.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . 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.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . 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. 12d ago · Don-vip · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aerial view A Sea of Spinning Clouds (1217746 - pho 20111103).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8592]]: A Sea of Spinning Clouds (1217746 - pho 20111103).jpg"
  2. 17w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Island", "PeterIIsland"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "PeterIIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
  3. 17w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Bellingshausen Sea
    Named after
    Width {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+11'}
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1640'}
    + 20 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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