Bear Glacier

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Park
gptkbp:accessibility accessible by boat or hiking
gptkbp:area about 1,000 square miles
gptkbp:climate subarctic oceanic climate
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important to local indigenous tribes
gptkbp:environment supports marine ecosystems
habitat for wildlife
gptkbp:environmentalImpact affects local weather patterns
gptkbp:established gptkb:John_Muir
gptkbp:flowsInto Bear Fjord
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
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_glacial_history_of_Alaska
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bear Glacier
gptkbp:iceClass up to 1,000 feet
gptkbp:length approximately 30 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kenai_Fjords_National_Park
gptkbp:photography stunning landscapes
gptkbp:research climate change studies
gptkbp:retreats glacier retreat observed
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