Foundation Ice Stream
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Foundation Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in Antarctica that drains ice from the interior of the continent into the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| climateZone | Antarctic climate zone ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Antarctic Treaty System (no sovereign ownership) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | snow and ice year-round ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf drainage system ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | northward ⓘ |
| drains | Antarctic ice sheet interior ⓘ |
| environment | polar ⓘ |
| featureType | glaciological feature ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowSpeed | fast-flowing ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
channelized ice flow
ⓘ
fast ice velocity compared to surrounding ice sheet ⓘ |
| iceShelfConnection |
Filchner Ice Shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronne Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | gravity-driven ice flow ⓘ |
| partOf | Antarctic ice drainage system ⓘ |
| region | Weddell Sea sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeSize | major Antarctic ice stream ⓘ |
| researchField | glaciology ⓘ |
| role |
contributes ice to Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
ⓘ
drains inland ice toward Weddell Sea margin ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
contribution to sea-level change potential
ⓘ
ice dynamics ⓘ mass balance of Antarctic ice sheet ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice-covered ⓘ |
| terminus | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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