Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mountain range
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| gptkbp:age |
estimated over 1 billion years
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| gptkbp:claimedBy |
Antarctica (no sovereign country)
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| gptkbp:coveredBy |
gptkb:East_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
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| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Soviet_Antarctic_Expedition
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| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1958
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| gptkbp:explores |
airborne radar surveys
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| gptkbp:geology |
composed of ancient metamorphic rocks
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| gptkbp:highestPoint |
about 3400 m
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains
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| gptkbp:iceThicknessAbove |
600–4,800 m
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
thought to be the nucleation site for the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
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| gptkbp:length |
about 1200 km
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:East_Antarctica
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Grigoriy_Gamburtsev
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
being completely buried under ice
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:International_Polar_Year_2007–2008_teams
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:East_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:East_Antarctic_Shield |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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