South Basin
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South Basin is a prominent glacial cirque on Maine’s Mount Katahdin, characterized by steep rock walls and a bowl-shaped valley formed by ancient glacial erosion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial cirque
ⓘ
landform ⓘ |
| bedrockType | granite ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage | headwaters of local streams on Mount Katahdin ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
alpine environment
ⓘ
subalpine environment ⓘ |
| formationProcess | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalFeature | cirque ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
prominent cirque on Mount Katahdin
ⓘ
steep rock walls ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
backcountry hiking
ⓘ
scrambling ⓘ technical climbing ⓘ |
| landformType | glacial valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baxter State Park
ⓘ
Maine ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mount Katahdin ⓘ |
| managementAuthority |
Baxter State Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Baxter State Park Authority
|
| mountainRange | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| nearestSummit |
Baxter Peak
ⓘ
Hamlin Peak ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic example of alpine glaciation on Mount Katahdin
ⓘ
dramatic cirque walls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baxter State Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Baxter State Park backcountry
Mount Katahdin ⓘ
surface form:
Katahdin massif
|
| protectedAreaStatus | within Baxter State Park wilderness protections ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | southern side of Mount Katahdin massif ⓘ |
| shape | bowl-shaped valley ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | bedrock ⓘ |
| tourismType |
hiking destination
ⓘ
mountaineering destination ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.