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Scott Base

New Zealand Antarctic base
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Scott Base
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Summary

Scott Base is an Antarctic research station[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of antarctic research station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,013 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
  • Continent: Antarctica[4]
  • Operator: Antarctica New Zealand[5]
  • Named after: Robert Falcon Scott[6]
  • Has use: year-round Antarctic facility[7]
  • Commons category: Scott Base[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Scott Base[9]
  • Elevation above sea level: 10 m[10]

Why It Matters

Scott Base has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Robert Falcon Scott

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . comnap.aq. comnap.aq. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Scott Base. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/scott-base
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_scott-base_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Scott Base}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/scott-base}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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  1. 1d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → year-round Antarctic facility
    Located in → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Scott Base
    Instance of → Antarctic research station
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Un/locode: AQSBA"
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