Erebus Glacier
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Erebus Glacier is a polar glacier flowing down the slopes of Antarctica’s active volcano Mount Erebus on Ross Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erebus Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsFeature |
Mount Erebus summit area
ⓘ
upper flanks of Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | northward ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | active volcanic edifice ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
englacial tephra
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ volcanic ash layers ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicRecord |
aerial photography
ⓘ
satellite imagery ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
ablation
ⓘ
ice flow ⓘ snow accumulation ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanching ice
ⓘ
crevasse hazard ⓘ |
| iceType | cold-based ice (predominantly) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antarctic climate variability
ⓘ
local wind patterns ⓘ volcanic heat from Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ross Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnVolcano | Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McMurdo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onSlopeOf | Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
McMurdo Volcanic Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Erebus glacial system ⓘ Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ Transantarctic region (broadly defined) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
climate science
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevassed
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ |
| terminus |
Ross Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mountaineering access routes on Mount Erebus
ⓘ
scientific field campaigns ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.