Byrd Glacier

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Byrd Glacier is a major fast-flowing Antarctic glacier that drains part of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and channels ice into the Ross Ice Shelf.

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Label Occurrences
Byrd Glacier canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier
affects sea-level rise projections through ice discharge
climateZone polar climate zone
continent Antarctica
countryClaim New Zealand NERFINISHED
drainageBasin East Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED
drains East Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED
environment polar environment
flowCharacteristic fast-flowing
flowsInto Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED
geologicalContext boundary between East and West Antarctic regions
hasFeature ice stream characteristics
hasMeasurement ice velocity studied by satellite observations
surface elevation profiled by airborne surveys
hasOutletType ice stream
outlet glacier
hasProperty high ice flux
large drainage area
hasResearchInterest climate change studies
glaciology
ice dynamics
hasStatus active glacier
iceType polar ice
influences ice discharge from East Antarctica
mass balance of Ross Ice Shelf
locatedIn Ross Dependency NERFINISHED
location Antarctica NERFINISHED
East Antarctica NERFINISHED
namedAfter Admiral Byrd NERFINISHED
Richard Evelyn Byrd NERFINISHED
namingReason honors Antarctic explorer Richard E. Byrd
partOf Antarctic glacial system
Ross Sea sector of Antarctica NERFINISHED
region Transantarctic Mountains region NERFINISHED
relativeImportance major glacier
scientificMonitoring ice-penetrating radar surveys
remote sensing
satellite altimetry
separates Britannia Range NERFINISHED
Queen Maud Mountains NERFINISHED
surfaceFeature crevassed surface
ice flow stripes
surfaceType permanent ice
terminus Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED

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Ross Ice Shelf terminusOf Byrd Glacier
Transantarctic Mountains contains Byrd Glacier