Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
sea ice
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:East_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
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gptkbp:averageElevation |
over 3,000 meters above sea level
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gptkbp:climate |
polar
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gptkbp:component |
gptkb:Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
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gptkbp:composedOf |
glacial ice
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gptkbp:contains |
over 80% of the world's fresh water
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gptkbp:formed |
gptkb:Oligocene_epoch
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Antarctic Ice Sheet
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gptkbp:importantFor |
regulates Earth's climate
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gptkbp:influenced |
global sea level
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Antarctica
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gptkbp:meltingRate |
very low compared to West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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gptkbp:separates |
gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains |
gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:East_Antarctica
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
glaciologists
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gptkbp:surface |
about 10 million square kilometers
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gptkbp:thickness |
up to 4,800 meters
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gptkbp:threats |
climate change
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gptkbp:volume |
about 26.5 million cubic kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Antarctic_region
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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