Sputnik Islands

Summary

Sputnik Islands is an island group^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #167 of 712).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sputnik Islands is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• Sputnik Islands's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[4].
• Sputnik Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[5].
• Sputnik 1 is named after Sputnik Islands^[6].
• Sputnik Islands's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3136889^[7].
• Sputnik Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -70.3667, 'lon': 163.367}^[8].
• Sputnik Islands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fph3db^[9].
• Sputnik Islands's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 14429^[10].
• Sputnik Islands's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6625906^[11].
• Sputnik Islands's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 13875^[12].
• Sputnik Islands's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 13384^[13].

Body

Geography

Sputnik Islands is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[4].

Designation and Status

Sputnik Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[5].

History and Context

Sputnik 1 is named after Sputnik Islands^[6].

Why It Matters

Sputnik Islands draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #167 of 712).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]