South Orkney Islands

Summary

South Orkney Islands is an archipelago^[1]. It draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #75 of 341).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Orkney Islands is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• South Orkney Islands is on the body of water Southern Ocean^[4].
• South Orkney Islands is on the body of water Scotia Sea^[5].
• South Orkney Islands's image is recorded as Factory Cove - Signy Island.jpg^[6].
• South Orkney Islands's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[7].
• South Orkney Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[8].
• south is named after South Orkney Islands^[9].
• South Orkney Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151311734^[10].
• South Orkney Islands's locator map image is recorded as South Orkney Islands-en.svg^[11].
• South Orkney Islands's location is recorded as Antarctica^[12].
• South Orkney Islands's Commons category is recorded as South Orkney Islands^[13].
• South Orkney Islands's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 938061^[14].
• South Orkney Islands's highest point is recorded as Mount Nivea^[15].
• South Orkney Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -60.6, 'lon': -45.5}^[16].
• South Orkney Islands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_pqh^[17].
• South Orkney Islands's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Scotia Arc^[18].
• South Orkney Islands's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 14284^[19].
• South Orkney Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South Orkney Islands^[20].
• South Orkney Islands's page banner is recorded as WV banner South Orkney Islands Chinstrap Penguins.jpg^[21].
• South Orkney Islands's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0047485^[22].
• South Orkney Islands's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[23].
• South Orkney Islands's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/South-Orkney-Islands^[24].
• South Orkney Islands's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6625763^[25].
• South Orkney Islands's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1266'}^[26].
• South Orkney Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+622'}^[27].

Body

Geography

South Orkney Islands is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Southern Ocean^[4], an ocean^[28] and Scotia Sea^[5], a sea^[29]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[7].

Physical Characteristics

South Orkney Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+622'}^[27]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1266'}^[26].

Designation and Status

South Orkney Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[8].

History and Context

south is named after South Orkney Islands^[9].

Why It Matters

South Orkney Islands draws 183 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #75 of 341).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]