Penny Ice Cap
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Penny Ice Cap is a large glacial ice cap on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its extensive ice fields and role in Arctic climate and glaciology studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penny Ice Cap canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ice cap ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
atmospheric circulation changes
ⓘ
changes in snowfall patterns ⓘ global warming ⓘ |
| climateZone |
high Arctic environment
ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Cumberland Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fiords of eastern Baffin Island ⓘ |
| elevationMax | over 2000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationMin | near sea level at outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | ~6000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasEvidence |
ice core records
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing data ⓘ surface mass balance measurements ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevassed surface
ⓘ
deeply incised valley glaciers ⓘ extensive ice fields ⓘ firn plateau ⓘ ice domes ⓘ outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
GPS measurements of ice motion
ⓘ
field expeditions ⓘ ground-penetrating radar surveys ⓘ ice core drilling ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Arctic ecosystem studies
ⓘ
regional hydrology ⓘ sea-level rise projections ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
Auyuittuq National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Baffin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cumberland Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Penny (local or historical naming, exact origin uncertain) ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Pangnirtung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Baffin Island ice fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
retreating
ⓘ
thinning ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
Arctic climate change
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ mass balance variations ⓘ paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented |
Holocene climate history
ⓘ
late Quaternary climate variability ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.