Transantarctic Mountains
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The Transantarctic Mountains are a vast mountain range that stretches across Antarctica, effectively dividing East and West Antarctica and containing some of the continent’s most significant geological features.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Transantarctic Mountains Context triple: [West Antarctica, boundedBy, Transantarctic Mountains]
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Cronese Mountains
The Cronese Mountains are a small, rugged desert mountain range in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, known for their arid landscapes and proximity to dry lake beds and Interstate 15.
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Carmel Range
The Carmel Range is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel known for its religious, historical, and cultural significance, including important Druze communities and pilgrimage sites.
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Fitzsimmons Range
The Fitzsimmons Range is a subrange of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rugged alpine terrain and proximity to the Whistler ski area.
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McPherson Range
McPherson Range is a mountain range forming part of the border between New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, known for its rugged terrain and subtropical rainforests.
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Egrisi Range
The Egrisi Range is a mountain range in western Georgia known for its forested slopes, deep river gorges, and role as a natural barrier between the Black Sea coastal lowlands and the interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Transantarctic Mountains Target entity description: The Transantarctic Mountains are a vast mountain range that stretches across Antarctica, effectively dividing East and West Antarctica and containing some of the continent’s most significant geological features.
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A.
Cronese Mountains
The Cronese Mountains are a small, rugged desert mountain range in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, known for their arid landscapes and proximity to dry lake beds and Interstate 15.
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B.
Carmel Range
The Carmel Range is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel known for its religious, historical, and cultural significance, including important Druze communities and pilgrimage sites.
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C.
Fitzsimmons Range
The Fitzsimmons Range is a subrange of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, known for its rugged alpine terrain and proximity to the Whistler ski area.
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McPherson Range
McPherson Range is a mountain range forming part of the border between New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, known for its rugged terrain and subtropical rainforests.
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Egrisi Range
The Egrisi Range is a mountain range in western Georgia known for its forested slopes, deep river gorges, and role as a natural barrier between the Black Sea coastal lowlands and the interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ross Ice Shelf
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Ross Sea ⓘ Weddell Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Weddell Sea region
|
| climate | polar desert ⓘ |
| contains |
Beacon Supergroup
ⓘ
Byrd Glacier ⓘ Ferrar Dolerite ⓘ Ferrar Glacier ⓘ McMurdo Dry Valleys ⓘ Mount Kirkpatrick ⓘ Prince Albert Mountains ⓘ Queen Alexandra Range ⓘ Queen Maud Mountains ⓘ Royal Society Range ⓘ Shackleton Glacier region ⓘ Skelton Glacier ⓘ Victory Mountains ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Clark Ross expedition ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf |
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
ⓘ
West Antarctica ⓘ
surface form:
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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| geologicalAge | mainly Paleozoic to Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasResearchStationsNearby |
McMurdo Station
ⓘ
Scott Base ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Kirkpatrick ⓘ |
| iceCover | largely ice-covered with some ice-free valleys ⓘ |
| length | about 3500 km ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its position across Antarctica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposure of ancient sedimentary sequences
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fossil discoveries including early tetrapods and plants ⓘ presence of McMurdo Dry Valleys ⓘ |
| orientation | generally north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | Antarctic region ⓘ |
| primaryRockType |
igneous rock
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metamorphic rock ⓘ sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| region |
Oates Land
ⓘ
Ross Dependency ⓘ Victoria Land ⓘ |
| separates |
East Antarctica
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West Antarctica ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | rift-flank uplift of West Antarctic Rift System ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrobiological analog studies in Dry Valleys
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ studies of Antarctic geology and paleoclimate ⓘ |
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Subject: Transantarctic Mountains Description of subject: The Transantarctic Mountains are a vast mountain range that stretches across Antarctica, effectively dividing East and West Antarctica and containing some of the continent’s most significant geological features.
Referenced by (15)
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