Sverdrup Ice Cap
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The Sverdrup Ice Cap is a large polar ice mass covering much of Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sverdrup Ice Cap canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ice cap ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Arctic warming
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| covers | much of Axel Heiberg Island ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility |
accessed mainly by research expeditions
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | high surface reflectivity ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
limited cold-adapted organisms
ⓘ
sparse microbial life ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | polar desert ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
firn plateau ⓘ ice domes ⓘ outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphology | glacially carved valleys at margins ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
meltwater streams in summer
ⓘ
proglacial lakes ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
freshwater reservoir
ⓘ
indicator of Arctic climate change ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
ice flow toward outlet glaciers
ⓘ
snow accumulation in winter ⓘ surface melting in summer ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
climate change monitoring
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ ice core drilling ⓘ mass balance measurements ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
long polar night in winter
ⓘ
short melt season ⓘ |
| hasStatus | experiencing mass loss trend ⓘ |
| hasSurface | perennial snow and ice ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Axel Heiberg Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
field observations
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Otto Sverdrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic cryosphere
ⓘ
Qikiqtaaluk Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sea ice in winter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.