Beardmore Glacier

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Park
gptkbp:accessibility Remote location
gptkbp:climate Polar climate
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Named in honor of a notable figure
Symbol_of_Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:electrification Beardmore Glacier Ice Stream
gptkbp:elevation approximately 2,500 meters above sea level
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns Impact of global warming
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Influences local weather patterns
Contributes to sea level rise
gptkbp:firstRace gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:flowsInto gptkb:Ross_Ice_Shelf
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures Crevasses
Moraine
Subglacial lakes
Affected by temperature changes
Icefalls
Influenced by gravity
Influenced by precipitation levels
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Scott's_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkb:Shackleton's_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Significant for early 20th-century exploration
gptkbp:historicalResearch Ongoing studies by various research teams
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Used by early explorers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beardmore Glacier
gptkbp:iceClass up to 1,000 meters
varies with location
Primarily ice and snow
gptkbp:isExploredIn gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:length about 30 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:namedAfter Sir_William_Beardmore
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ross_Dependency
gptkbp:researchInterest Climate change studies
Sediment analysis
Glaciology studies
Ice core sampling
Glacial_retreat_monitoring
gptkbp:route Detailed studies in the 1960s
First mapped in 1911
Satellite imagery used for recent studies
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains
Birds
Seals
Penguins
Mounts_of_the_Queen_Alexandra_Range
Located_in_the_Antarctic_Plateau
Near_the_South_Pole
Part_of_the_East_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:tourism Limited due to remoteness
gptkbp:width about 5 kilometers