Humes Glacier area
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The Humes Glacier area is a glaciated high-elevation region in Washington’s Olympic Mountains that forms part of the headwaters of the Quinault River.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic area
ⓘ
glaciated region ⓘ |
| climate | maritime mountain climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Quinault River flow regime
ⓘ
regional freshwater supply ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Quinault River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | high-elevation ⓘ |
| environmentType |
alpine
ⓘ
subalpine ⓘ |
| formsPartOfHeadwatersOf | Quinault River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glaciers
ⓘ
ice ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
cirques
ⓘ
glacial valleys ⓘ moraines ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial erosion
ⓘ
snow accumulation ⓘ snowmelt runoff ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | strong snowpack variability ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnectedTo | Quinault River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
climate-change impact assessments
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ hydrological studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Olympic Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | headwaters region of the Quinault River ⓘ |
| region | western Washington ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | downstream reaches of the Quinault River ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.