Carstensz Glacier
E691912
Carstensz Glacier is a rapidly shrinking tropical mountain glacier located on the slopes of Puncak Jaya in the central highlands of Papua, Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carstensz Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain glacier
ⓘ
tropical glacier ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carstensz Icefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| elevationRange | above 4,000 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | equatorial high mountain environment ⓘ |
| hasIceVolumeTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 4°S ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 137°E ⓘ |
| hasSnowlineTrend | rising ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceAreaTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | Timika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIndicatorOf | tropical climate change ⓘ |
| isMonitoredFor | glacial retreat ⓘ |
| isOneOf | few remaining tropical glaciers ⓘ |
| isRapidlyShrinking | true ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| isWithin | Sudirman Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ central highlands of Papua ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Puncak Jaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sudirman Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPeak | Puncak Jaya summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Puncak Jaya ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCauseOfRetreat | climate change ⓘ |
| region | Western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.