Neptune’s Bellows

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Neptune’s Bellows is the narrow, often treacherous sea passage that serves as the main ship entrance into the flooded volcanic caldera of Deception Island in Antarctica.

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Neptune’s Bellows canonical 3

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sea passage ⓘ
strait ⓘ
chartedOn nautical charts of Deception Island ⓘ
connects Bransfield Strait ⓘ
Port Foster ⓘ
countryClaimedBy Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
environmentType polar marine environment ⓘ
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
hasAccessRestriction subject to Antarctic environmental regulations ⓘ
hasCharacteristic narrow ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
hasHazard limited maneuvering space ⓘ
submerged rocks ⓘ
hasNavigationRequirement careful pilotage ⓘ
favorable weather conditions ⓘ
hasReputationFor treacherous navigation ⓘ
historicallyUsedBy sealing vessels ⓘ
whaling ships ⓘ
isEntranceTo Port Foster harbor ⓘ
linked to: Port Foster
isFeatureOf active volcanic island ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
Deception Island ⓘ
South Shetland Islands ⓘ
namedAfter Neptune ⓘ
nameRefersTo Roman god of the sea ⓘ
near Cathedral Crags ⓘ
Sewing-Machine Needles ⓘ
notableFor dramatic cliffs ⓘ
volcanic scenery ⓘ
partOf Deception Island caldera rim ⓘ
flooded volcanic caldera of Deception Island ⓘ
servesAs main ship entrance to Deception Island’s inner harbor ⓘ
usedBy expedition ships ⓘ
research vessels ⓘ
tourist ships ⓘ
waterBody Southern Ocean ⓘ
width approximately 500 meters ⓘ

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

Deception Island → entranceName → Neptune’s Bellows ⓘ
Neptune’s Window → near → Neptune’s Bellows ⓘ
Baily Head → near → Neptune’s Bellows ⓘ