Antarctic place-names authorities

E916401

Antarctic place-names authorities are national or regional bodies responsible for proposing, standardizing, and maintaining official geographic names across the Antarctic region.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic governance actor ⓘ
geographical names authority ⓘ
governmental body ⓘ
toponymic authority ⓘ
aimsTo avoid duplication of Antarctic place names ⓘ
ensure consistency of Antarctic geographic names ⓘ
preserve historical and cultural associations in Antarctic names ⓘ
support safe navigation in Antarctic waters ⓘ
support scientific mapping in Antarctica ⓘ
appliesPrinciple commemoration of persons involved in Antarctic exploration or science ⓘ
non-recognition of territorial sovereignty claims under the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
scientific relevance in naming ⓘ
use of descriptive names for Antarctic features ⓘ
contributesTo SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica ⓘ
coordinatesWith SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information ⓘ
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research ⓘ
documentedIn SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica documentation ⓘ
national Antarctic policy documents ⓘ
followsFramework Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
hasExample Argentine Antarctic place-names authority ⓘ
Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee ⓘ
Bulgarian Antarctic Place-names Commission ⓘ
Chilean Antarctic place-names authority ⓘ
New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (Antarctic names function) ⓘ
Russian Antarctic place-names authority ⓘ
US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ⓘ
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver features south of 60 degrees south latitude ⓘ
hasProcess approving official Antarctic place names ⓘ
publishing official Antarctic place-name lists ⓘ
reviewing proposed Antarctic place names ⓘ
hasRole maintaining official Antarctic place-name records ⓘ
proposing Antarctic geographic names ⓘ
standardizing Antarctic geographic names ⓘ
hasScope toponyms for Antarctic coastal features ⓘ
toponyms for Antarctic ice features ⓘ
toponyms for Antarctic land features ⓘ
toponyms for Antarctic undersea features adjacent to the continent ⓘ
memberOf international community of national naming authorities ⓘ
operatesIn Antarctica ⓘ
relatedTo United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names ⓘ
supportsActivity Antarctic cartography ⓘ
Antarctic environmental management ⓘ
Antarctic geographic information systems ⓘ
logistics and operations in Antarctica ⓘ
usesInstrument national Antarctic gazetteers ⓘ
national mapping programs ⓘ
usesLanguage national languages of the responsible states ⓘ

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

UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee → cooperatesWith → international Antarctic naming authorities ⓘ
linked to: Antarctic place-names authorities
SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica → relatedTo → Antarctic place-names committees ⓘ
linked to: Antarctic place-names authorities
Bahía Yankee → belongsTo → Spanish Antarctic toponymy ⓘ
linked to: Antarctic place-names authorities