Fimbul Ice Shelf
E440158
The Fimbul Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land along the eastern Weddell Sea.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
ice shelf ⓘ |
| borderedBy | coast of Queen Maud Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calvingProduces | tabular icebergs ⓘ |
| coastType | ice shelf fringe ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedsFrom |
Jutulstraumen Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other outlet glaciers of Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| fronts | Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glaciologicalRegion | Dronning Maud Land coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | 11000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | 200 km ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth | 100 km ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCoordinatesApprox | around 70°S 0°E ⓘ |
| hasIceThickness | several hundred meters ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | subject to Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
basal melting
ⓘ
calving of icebergs ⓘ |
| hasResearchInfrastructure | nearby Norwegian research activities in Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| hasSnowAccumulation | high annual snowfall typical of coastal Antarctica ⓘ |
| hasStatus | floating ice shelf ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceElevation | tens of meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
snow dunes ⓘ |
| influences |
local ocean circulation in the eastern Weddell Sea
ⓘ
sea-ice formation in the Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy |
Southern Ocean water masses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
atmospheric circulation over the Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | mass balance studies of the Antarctic ice sheet ⓘ |
| isMappedBy |
aerial photography
ⓘ
satellite imagery ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
ground-based measurements
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Antarctic ice sheet system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOfStudyIn |
climate science
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Queen Maud Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginType |
calving front at seaward edge
ⓘ
grounding line at inland edge ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fimbul (from Norse mythology, related to Fimbulwinter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Weddell Sea sector of the Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Jutulstraumen Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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