Lituya Glacier
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Lituya Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for feeding Lituya Bay and contributing to its dramatic geological and tsunami history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
tidewater glacier ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami ⓘ |
| associatedWithHazard |
landslides into Lituya Bay
ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createsLandform | fjord-like bay ⓘ |
| drains | Fairweather Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds | Lituya Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimateSetting | maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep over-deepened basin at its terminus
ⓘ
floating ice tongue when extended into Lituya Bay ⓘ steep surrounding valley walls ⓘ |
| hasGlacialProcess |
calving
ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalConnection | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
local coastal morphology
ⓘ
local tsunami run-up characteristics ⓘ navigation hazards in Lituya Bay ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Lituya Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOriginLanguage | Tlingit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMassBalanceControl |
air temperature
GENERATED
ⓘ
coastal precipitation GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
geomorphology
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ natural hazards ⓘ tsunami science ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
geological history of Lituya Bay
ⓘ
tsunami generation in Lituya Bay ⓘ |
| influences |
bathymetry of Lituya Bay
ⓘ
sedimentation in Lituya Bay ⓘ stability of slopes around Lituya Bay ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
Alaskan tidewater glacier
ⓘ
glacier contributing to megatsunami conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lituya Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Fairweather Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Lituya Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fairweather Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lituya Bay glacial system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | Lituya Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusType | tidewater terminus ⓘ |
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