Eastern Ice Field
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The Eastern Ice Field is one of the remaining glacier formations on Mount Kilimanjaro, located near its summit and contributing to the mountain’s iconic ice-capped appearance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Ice Field canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice field ⓘ |
| contributesTo | iconic ice-capped appearance of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
over 18000 feet
ⓘ
over 5500 metres ⓘ |
| formsFeature |
tabular ice blocks
ⓘ
vertical ice cliffs ⓘ |
| hasAgeCharacteristic | Holocene glacier remnant ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| hasFutureProjection | risk of disappearance within 21st century if current trends continue ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole |
source of meltwater on summit area
ⓘ
temporary storage of precipitation ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeCharacteristic | near equator ⓘ |
| hasMountain | Kibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial ablation
ⓘ
glacial melting ⓘ sublimation ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kilimanjaro National Park) ⓘ |
| hasScientificDiscipline |
climatology
ⓘ
cryosphere research ⓘ glaciology ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | persists through dry and wet seasons ⓘ |
| hasSnowType | perennial snow and ice ⓘ |
| hasSurface | firn and bare ice ⓘ |
| hasTourismRole | landscape feature for Kilimanjaro climbers ⓘ |
| hasTrend |
rapid retreat
ⓘ
surface area loss ⓘ thinning of ice ⓘ |
| inCountry | United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kilimanjaro National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilimanjaro Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Kilimanjaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlank | eastern slope of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| near | summit of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| onContinent | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kilimanjaro ice cap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
equatorial glaciers of East Africa ⓘ glacier system of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
climate change studies on Mount Kilimanjaro
ⓘ
glaciological research on Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
decrease in snowfall
ⓘ
global warming ⓘ increased air temperatures ⓘ regional climate change in East Africa ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Uhuru Peak area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
summit crater rim of Kibo ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.