Drygalski Ice Tongue
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Drygalski Ice Tongue is a long, prominent glacier extension projecting into the Ross Sea from Victoria Land in Antarctica.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier feature
ⓘ
ice tongue ⓘ |
| coast | Scott Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | British National Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| environment | polar climate ⓘ |
| exploredDuring | Discovery Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureOf | Ross Sea coastline ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | David Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevassed surface
ⓘ
prominent seaward projection ⓘ |
| hasIceType | floating glacier tongue ⓘ |
| hasProcess | calving of icebergs ⓘ |
| length | approximately 70 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Erich von Drygalski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terra Nova Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scott Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectsFrom | Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Victoria Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
glaciological studies
ⓘ
ocean–ice interaction research ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | up to about 24 kilometers ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.