Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf

Summary

Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is an ice shelf^[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (ice_shelf category, ranking #8 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's image is recorded as View of the Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica.jpg^[4].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's instance of is recorded as ice shelf^[6].
• Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen is named after Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf^[7].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 248715506^[8].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's GND ID is recorded as 4484393-8^[9].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2823200^[10].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -72.6667, 'lon': -16}^[11].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/083lnv^[12].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 12647^[13].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6638666^[14].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 12146^[15].
• Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's Norwegian Polar Institute place name ID is recorded as 43e4ce86-b910-55d0-b8a3-69c9513d9a3e^[16].

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Geography

Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5].

Designation and Status

Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf's instance of is recorded as ice shelf^[6].

History and Context

Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen is named after Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf^[7].

Why It Matters

Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (ice_shelf category, ranking #8 of 33).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]