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gptkbp:instanceOf
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sea ice
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gptkbp:area
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10.2 million square kilometers
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gptkbp:borderedBy
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gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains
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gptkbp:climate
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coldest and driest on Earth
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Aurora_Subglacial_Basin
gptkb:Gamburtsev_Subglacial_Mountains
gptkb:Wilkes_Subglacial_Basin
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gptkbp:covers
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about two-thirds of Antarctica
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gptkbp:explores
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:feedSystem
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gptkb:Totten_Glacier
gptkb:Denman_Glacier
gptkb:Lambert_Glacier
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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East Antarctic Ice Sheet
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gptkbp:importantFor
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contains most of the world's fresh water
largest single mass of ice on Earth
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:East_Antarctica
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gptkbp:meltingPotential
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could raise global sea levels by 53 meters if melted
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gptkbp:monitors
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satellite observations
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
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gptkbp:stable
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considered more stable than West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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glaciologists
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gptkbp:thickness
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2,200 meters
4,800 meters
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gptkbp:volume
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26.5 million cubic kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Byrd_Glacier
gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Antarctic
gptkb:Lake_Vostok
gptkb:East_Antarctica
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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