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South Orkney Islands

group of islands in the Southern Ocean
Place archipelago Q207383
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Summary

South Orkney Islands is an archipelago[1]. It draws 1,363 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #75 of 341).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Southern Ocean[4], Scotia Sea[5]
  • Continent: Antarctica[6]
  • Named after: south[7]
  • Location: Antarctica[8]
  • Commons category: South Orkney Islands[9]
  • Highest point: Mount Nivea[10]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Scotia Arc[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:South Orkney Islands[12]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[13]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1266 m[14]
  • Area: 622 km²[15]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of the South Orkney Islands[16]

Why It Matters

South Orkney Islands has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Weltbibliographie · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 7597263-3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Gnd id: 7597263-3"
  2. 24w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Antarctica
    Named after → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1266'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+622'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area, fix redirect Antarctic Treaty area → Antarctic Treaty area ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bf164d4e5ee1|d"
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