Getz Ice Shelf

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Getz_Ice_Shelf

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area	~33,000 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Amundsen_Sea
gptkbp:continent	gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:U.S._Antarctic_Service
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1940
gptkbp:glacierSource	gptkb:Scott_Glacier gptkb:DeVicq_Glacier gptkb:Dean_Glacier gptkb:Holcomb_Glacier gptkb:Pope_Glacier gptkb:Shimizu_Ice_Stream gptkb:Siniff_Bay gptkb:Wright_Glacier
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Getz Ice Shelf
gptkbp:lake	gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkbp:length	~500 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Marie_Byrd_Land gptkb:West_Antarctica
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:NASA British Antarctic Survey
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:George_F._Getz
gptkbp:notableFor	rapid thinning significant basal melt
gptkbp:status	retreating
gptkbp:width	~100 km
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet gptkb:Amundsen_Sea_sector gptkb:Amundsen_Sea gptkb:Marie_Byrd_Land
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6