Properties (61)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Park
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gptkbp:accessibility |
accessible by boat or hiking
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gptkbp:area |
about 1,000 square miles
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gptkbp:climate |
subarctic oceanic climate
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
important to local indigenous tribes
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gptkbp:environment |
supports marine ecosystems
habitat for wildlife |
gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
affects local weather patterns
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:John_Muir
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gptkbp:flowsInto |
Bear Fjord
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gptkbp:geologicalFeatures |
glacial lakes
glacial valleys contributes to sea level rise ice caves icebergs horns ice caps crevasses seracs formed during the last Ice Age aretes cirques drumlins eskers moraines recessional moraines terminal moraines glacial till subglacial rivers kettle lakes ice fields ice tongues meltwater streams hanging glaciers paternoster lakes nunataks col flows at a rate of several feet per day outwash_plains |
gptkbp:historicalResearch |
glaciology studies
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
part_of_the_glacial_history_of_Alaska
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bear Glacier
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gptkbp:iceClass |
up to 1,000 feet
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 30 miles
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Kenai_Fjords_National_Park
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gptkbp:photography |
stunning landscapes
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gptkbp:research |
climate change studies
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gptkbp:retreats |
glacier retreat observed
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gptkbp:surroundingArea |
gptkb:Nuka_Glacier
gptkb:whales gptkb:Aialik_Glacier gptkb:Holgate_Glacier mountains eagles salmon sea otters seals bears |
gptkbp:tourism |
popular for kayaking
popular for photography |
gptkbp:type |
tidewater glacier
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