Scott Glacier
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Scott Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in the Transantarctic Mountains that flows southward into the Ross Ice Shelf.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| classification | valley glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Byrd Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | polar ⓘ |
| flowDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | boundary between East Antarctica and West Antarctica ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevassed lower reaches
ⓘ
steep gradient near the Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
geological mapping along its margins
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ |
| hazard | crevasses ⓘ |
| isPartOf | East Antarctic Ice Sheet drainage system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the major outlet glaciers of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
ⓘ
forming a route from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| partOf | Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ross Ice Shelf sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| terminus | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | route for scientific traverses ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.