Murchison Glacier
E690215
Murchison Glacier is a large valley glacier in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, flowing from the slopes near Aoraki / Mount Cook and contributing to the region’s alpine glacial landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murchison Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | valley glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Tasman River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | alpine ⓘ |
| featureOf | New Zealand alpine glacial landscape ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Aoraki / Mount Cook region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationProcess | accumulation of snow and ice ⓘ |
| geologicalType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | alpine tundra ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Māori ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
crevasse formation
ⓘ
glacial retreat ⓘ ice flow ⓘ |
| hazard |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| influences |
downstream river flow
ⓘ
local hydrology ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | glaciological studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island ⓘ Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roderick Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Aoraki / Mount Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Canterbury Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hooker Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mueller Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasman Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | climate change impact research ⓘ |
| terminusType | glacial valley ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
glacier viewing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.