McKelvey Valley
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McKelvey Valley is a largely ice-free, polar desert valley in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys region, located within the Olympus Range of Victoria Land.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice-free valley
ⓘ
polar desert ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | polar desert ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasBiota |
cryptobiotic communities
ⓘ
microbial life ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | extreme polar desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed bedrock
ⓘ
permafrost ⓘ rocky terrain ⓘ sparse snow cover ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | ephemeral meltwater streams ⓘ |
| hasScientificStationsNearby |
McMurdo Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
long, dark winter
ⓘ
short summer melt season ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | dry, saline soils ⓘ |
| hasWindPattern | katabatic winds ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
Mars-analog environment
ⓘ
extreme cold desert landscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extremely low precipitation
ⓘ
harsh environmental conditions ⓘ minimal ice cover ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
McMurdo Dry Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympus Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Ross Sea sector of Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | B. C. McKelvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | McMurdo Dry Valleys Antarctic Specially Managed Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | McMurdo Dry Valleys region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
astrobiology
ⓘ
climate change studies ⓘ geomorphology ⓘ glaciology ⓘ |
| surfaceCoverage | largely ice-free ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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