Branscomb Glacier
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Branscomb Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier flowing along the slopes of Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica, and is a key route for mountaineers ascending the mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Branscomb Glacier canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vinson Massif
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Vinson
|
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| elevationContext | highest peak in Antarctica ⓘ |
| environment | high-altitude polar environment ⓘ |
| featureOf | Vinson Massif area ⓘ |
| flowsAlong | Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| flowsFrom |
Vinson Massif
ⓘ
surface form:
slopes of Vinson Massif
|
| flowsInto | Nimitz Glacier ⓘ |
| geologicalType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Mount Vinson area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Vinson base camp
|
| hasActivity | guided mountaineering expeditions ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasHazard | crevasses ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | climbed mainly in austral summer ⓘ |
| hasSurface | snow and ice ⓘ |
| isRouteSectionOf | normal route on Mount Vinson ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Ellsworth Mountains ⓘ Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
East Antarctica
ⓘ
surface form:
Antarctic Plateau
|
| mapRegion | USGS maps of Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lewis M. Branscomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a key route for ascents of Mount Vinson ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ellsworth Land
ⓘ
Sentinel Range glacial system ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| region |
West Antarctica
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Antarctica
|
| relatedTo |
Antarctic exploration
ⓘ
Antarctic mountaineering ⓘ |
| terminus | Nimitz Glacier ⓘ |
| usedAs |
mountaineering route
ⓘ
standard ascent route to Mount Vinson ⓘ |
| usedBy | mountaineers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.