Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf
E443400
The Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in the eastern part of the continent.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
ice shelf ⓘ |
| approximateArea | on the order of tens of thousands of square kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 400 kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | up to about 100 kilometres ⓘ |
| borders |
Princess Astrid Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princess Astrid Coast and Princess Ragnhild Coast region NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Ragnhild Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Norwegian whalers ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | coastal margin of Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| fringes | coast of Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| frontsOn | Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIceFront | floating ice cliff facing the Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasNearbyResearchActivity | Norwegian Antarctic research operations in Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| hasStatus | largely uninhabited ⓘ |
| hasSurface | permanent ice ⓘ |
| hasThickness | hundreds of metres ⓘ |
| isFloating | true ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Antarctic ice sheet system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesWithinTerritorialClaim | Norwegian claim in Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Queen Maud Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Queen Maud Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern Antarctica ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
climate change research
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ |
| terminatesGlaciers | several outlet glaciers of Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
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