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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.