Moe Island

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Moe Island is a small, remote island in the South Orkney Islands of the Southern Ocean, noted for its harsh polar climate and importance as a protected wildlife habitat.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Moe Island canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Important Bird Area ⓘ
island ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
access restricted ⓘ
ASPANumber 109 ⓘ
climate harsh climate ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ
conservationStatus strictly protected under ASPA management plan ⓘ
continent Antarctica (associated region) ⓘ
linked to: Antarctica
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designation Antarctic Specially Protected Area ⓘ
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
hasFauna penguins ⓘ
petrels ⓘ
seals ⓘ
hasFlora lichens ⓘ
liverworts ⓘ
mosses ⓘ
humanActivity limited to scientific research ⓘ
humanPopulation 0 ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctic region ⓘ
South Orkney Islands ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
mainEcosystemType maritime Antarctic tundra ⓘ
near Coronation Island ⓘ
notableCharacteristic ice and snow cover for much of the year ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
severe weather conditions ⓘ
notedFor important wildlife habitat ⓘ
scientific interest ⓘ
partOf South Orkney Islands archipelago ⓘ
permanentSettlements none ⓘ
protectedFor seabird colonies ⓘ
seal populations ⓘ
terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
region sub-Antarctic to Antarctic zone ⓘ
separatedBy Narrow channel ⓘ
separatedFrom Coronation Island ⓘ
sovereignTerritoryOf British Antarctic Territory ⓘ
surroundedBy Southern Ocean ⓘ
uninhabited true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Orkney Islands → hasIsland → Moe Island ⓘ
Laurie Island → hasNearbyIsland → Moe Island ⓘ
Factory Cove → near → Moe Island ⓘ