Nansen Ice Sheet

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glacial feature ice shelf

The Nansen Ice Sheet is a coastal ice shelf in Antarctica bordering the western Ross Sea, known for its role in regional glaciology and climate studies.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nansen Ice Sheet (nearby) 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial feature ⓘ
ice shelf ⓘ
borders Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedTo inland outlet glaciers ⓘ
continent Antarctica ⓘ
countryTerritoryClaim Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ
environment marine-influenced ⓘ
polar ⓘ
hasCoastType coastal ice shelf ⓘ
hasFeature crevasses ⓘ
ice cliffs ⓘ
ice front ⓘ
hasProcess basal melting ⓘ
calving ⓘ
ice flow ⓘ
surface accumulation ⓘ
hasResearchDiscipline climatology ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
influences local ocean circulation ⓘ
sea-ice formation in western Ross Sea ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
western Ross Sea region ⓘ
monitoredBy field observations ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ
namedAfter Fridtjof Nansen NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Antarctic ice sheet system NERFINISHED ⓘ
relevantTo Antarctic climate variability ⓘ
ice shelf stability studies ⓘ
sea-level change research ⓘ
studiedFor climate studies ⓘ
ice–ocean interactions ⓘ
regional glaciology ⓘ
typeOfGlacier floating ice shelf ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scott Coast → hasNearbyFeature → Nansen Ice Sheet ⓘ
Cape Washington → hasNearbyFeature → Nansen Ice Sheet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nansen Ice Sheet (nearby)