Crean Glacier

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:glacier
gptkbp:accessibility Remote and difficult to access
gptkbp:adjacent_glaciers gptkb:Hobbs_Glacier
gptkbp:area approximately 100 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate Polar climate
gptkbp:climate_impact Affects regional weather patterns
gptkbp:collaborations International partnerships in research
gptkbp:collection Remote sensing and field studies
gptkbp:conducts_surveys_on Regular scientific expeditions
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol of Antarctic exploration.
gptkbp:diameter up to 200 meters
gptkbp:discharge icebergs
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:New_Zealand_Antarctic_Research_Program
gptkbp:educational_value Used for teaching about glaciology
gptkbp:emergency_services Conducted for climate research
gptkbp:environmental_concerns Melting ice and sea level rise
gptkbp:environmental_initiatives Melting rates observed
gptkbp:exhibition Captured by researchers and photographers
gptkbp:expedition Visited by numerous Antarctic expeditions
gptkbp:first_mapped gptkb:1957
gptkbp:flows_into gptkb:Mc_Murdo_Sound
gptkb:Mount_Crean
gptkbp:funding Supported by various grants
gptkbp:future_prospects Long-term monitoring required
gptkbp:geography Part of the Transantarctic Mountains
gptkbp:geological_features Crevasses and seracs
Tidewater glacier
Influenced by ocean currents
gptkbp:geological_formation Ice and rock debris
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of early Antarctic exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crean Glacier
gptkbp:ice_flow_direction Northward towards Ross Sea
gptkbp:ice_shelf_interaction Interacts with Ross Ice Shelf
gptkbp:is_monitored_by Ongoing assessments of ice stability
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:landforms gptkb:Mount_Crean
gptkbp:legislation Protected under Antarctic Treaty System
gptkbp:length approximately 30 kilometers
approximately 20 kilometers
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:map Conducted by aerial surveys
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:John_Crean
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Ross_Dependency
gptkbp:research Glaciology and oceanography
gptkbp:research_importance Climate change studies
gptkbp:research_institutes Various international research teams
gptkbp:seasonal_activities Affected by El Niño events
gptkbp:status Retreating
gptkbp:surrounding_features Mounts and ice shelves
gptkbp:terminates_in gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkbp:tourism Limited due to remoteness
gptkbp:water_requirement varies seasonally
gptkbp:width varies up to 5 kilometers
gptkbp:wildlife Influences local marine life
Seals and penguins