Furtwängler Glacier
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Furtwängler Glacier is a small, rapidly shrinking ice cap near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, notable as one of the mountain’s last remaining glaciers.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice cap ⓘ |
| climateType | tropical high-altitude ⓘ |
| countryAdmin |
Tanzania
ⓘ
surface form:
United Republic of Tanzania
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 5700 m ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | reached via Kilimanjaro climbing routes ⓘ |
| hasAreaTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| hasConservationContext | located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | source of meltwater on Kilimanjaro summit ⓘ |
| hasNotability | symbol of tropical glacier retreat ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicRecordSince | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasRetreatEvidence |
field measurements
ⓘ
repeat photography ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
rapidly shrinking
ⓘ
retreating ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| hasTemporalCharacteristic | formed during late Holocene ⓘ |
| heritageSite |
Kilimanjaro National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Kilimanjaro National Park World Heritage Site
|
| isExampleOf | tropical summit glacier ⓘ |
| isIndicatorOf |
global warming impacts on tropical glaciers
ⓘ
regional climate change on Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
climate scientists
ⓘ
glaciologists ⓘ |
| isOneOf | last remaining glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciology research ⓘ |
| isWithin |
East African Rift
ⓘ
surface form:
East African Rift region
|
| locatedIn | Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Tanzania ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mount Kilimanjaro
ⓘ
surface form:
summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
|
| locatedOn | Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| locatedOnVolcano |
Mount Kilimanjaro
ⓘ
surface form:
Kilimanjaro stratovolcano
|
| meltingCause |
changes in precipitation patterns
ⓘ
increased solar radiation exposure ⓘ rising air temperatures ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wilhelm Furtwängler ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Kibo summit crater
ⓘ
Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ
surface form:
Uhuru Peak
|
| partOf | Kilimanjaro ice fields ⓘ |
| thicknessTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
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