Taku Glacier
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Taku Glacier is a massive tidewater glacier near Juneau, Alaska, known for its unusual long-term advance in an era when most glaciers are retreating.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taku Glacier canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidewater glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| access | primarily by boat or air ⓘ |
| advancementStatus | historically advancing in the 20th century ⓘ |
| climateZone | maritime subpolar climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Taku River
ⓘ
surface form:
Taku River basin
|
| feeds | Taku River system via meltwater ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Taku Inlet ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Holocene glacier system with older roots ⓘ |
| glacierSystem |
Juneau Icefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Juneau Icefield glacier system
|
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ medial moraines ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
ice calving
ⓘ
rapidly changing ice surface ⓘ |
| hasMeasurement |
length over 50 kilometers (approximate)
ⓘ
thickness over 1,400 meters in places (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicRecord | aerial photographs and satellite imagery over many decades ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
basal sliding
ⓘ
calving at its tidewater terminus ⓘ internal deformation of ice ⓘ |
| influences |
local ecosystems through freshwater input
ⓘ
local sea conditions in Taku Inlet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Juneau Icefield ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Juneau
ⓘ
surface form:
Juneau, Alaska
|
| massBalance |
positive for much of the 20th century
ⓘ
transitioning toward negative in recent decades ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Juneau Icefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Juneau Icefield Research Program
|
| namedAfter | Taku River ⓘ |
| near |
Taku Inlet
ⓘ
Taku River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Juneau ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the thickest known alpine glaciers
ⓘ
long-term advance during a period when most glaciers are retreating ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaskan coastal glacier system
ⓘ
Coast Mountains ⓘ |
| recentTrend | slowing of advance and signs of thinning in the 21st century ⓘ |
| region |
Southeastern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| researchUse | indicator of climate and glaciological change in Southeast Alaska ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline | glaciology ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| subjectOf | long-term mass balance studies ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| terminus | near sea level ⓘ |
| terminusType | tidewater ⓘ |
| tourism | viewed on sightseeing flights and boat tours near Juneau ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.