Glacier Bay icefield system
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The Glacier Bay icefield system is a vast complex of interconnected glaciers and icefields in southeastern Alaska that feeds many of Glacier Bay National Park’s tidewater glaciers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glaciological feature
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icefield system ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Fairweather Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Elias Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| climateZone | subpolar oceanic climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsLandform |
U-shaped valleys
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fjords ⓘ moraines ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Glacier Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds |
Grand Pacific Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johns Hopkins Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamplugh Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Margerie Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ McBride Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Muir Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Reid Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ tidewater glaciers of Glacier Bay ⓘ |
| formedBy | snow accumulation and compaction ⓘ |
| governedBy | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
icefields
ⓘ
interconnected glaciers ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
calving of tidewater glaciers
ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ glacial flow ⓘ |
| hasUse |
climate change monitoring
ⓘ
scientific study of glacial dynamics ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | major freshwater source to Glacier Bay ⓘ |
| influences |
Glacier Bay marine ecosystem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local sea level conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Glacier Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Alaska Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Gulf of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large number of tidewater glaciers
ⓘ
rapid historical glacial retreat in Glacier Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal mountain glaciation of Alaska ⓘ |
| primaryComposition | glacial ice ⓘ |
| region | Pacific coastal mountains of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runoffFeeds | Glacier Bay fjord system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | glaciological research ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.