Kluane Icefield
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Kluane Icefield is a vast, high-altitude icefield in the St. Elias Mountains of the Yukon, known for its extensive glaciers and role in one of the world’s largest non-polar icefields.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glaciological feature
ⓘ
icefield ⓘ |
| borders |
Kluane National Park and Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | extensive glaciers ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Alsek River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yukon River tributaries ⓘ |
| elevationRange | high mountain elevations ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | active orogenic belt ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility |
limited overland access
ⓘ
primarily by ski plane ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
heavily glaciated
ⓘ
high-altitude ⓘ vast ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
polar-influenced
ⓘ
subarctic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevassed glacier surfaces
ⓘ
ice caps ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
glacier crevasses ⓘ severe weather conditions ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
freshwater storage
ⓘ
sea-level rise studies ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
crevasse formation
ⓘ
ice flow toward outlet glaciers ⓘ surface melting in summer ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | within protected areas network of Kluane region ⓘ |
| hasResearchStations | seasonal glaciology camps ⓘ |
| hasSnowAccumulation | high annual snowfall ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large continuous ice cover
ⓘ
major outlet glaciers ⓘ role in climate and glacier research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
St. Elias Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Canada–United States border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kluane National Park and Reserve region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Cordillera glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Elias Mountains icefield complex NERFINISHED ⓘ one of the world’s largest non-polar icefields ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ ski expeditions ⓘ |
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