Berkner Island
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Berkner Island is a large, ice-covered island in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica, lying between the Filchner and Ronne Ice Shelves and almost entirely buried beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berkner Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| almostEntirelyBuriedUnder | Antarctic ice sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Argentine Antarctica (claimed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Antarctic Territory (claimed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean Antarctic Territory (claimed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Antarctic ice sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | U.S.–International Geophysical Year (IGY) party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | International Geophysical Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 975 metres ⓘ |
| environment | polar climate ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineType | ice shelf margin ⓘ |
| hasNo | permanent human settlements ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
glaciological studies
ⓘ
ice-core drilling ⓘ |
| highestPoint | about 975 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| length | approximately 320 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Filchner Ice Shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronne Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | eastern side of Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lloyd V. Berkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Ocean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | uninhabited ⓘ |
| region | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Antarctic mainland by deep subglacial troughs ⓘ |
| shape | roughly oval ⓘ |
| subglacialTopography | bedrock lies below sea level ⓘ |
| surfaceCondition | ice-covered ⓘ |
| width | approximately 150 kilometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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