Statements (65)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:earthquake
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gptkbp:body_style |
gptkb:Columbia_River_Gorge
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gptkbp:caused_by |
glacial melt
landform changes ice dam failures |
gptkbp:created |
glacial lakes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ice Age Floods
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gptkbp:influenced |
human settlement patterns
ecosystem development landscape geology |
gptkbp:is_affected_by |
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
massive erosion
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gptkbp:is_approximately |
15,000 to 13,000 years ago
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gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:Missoula_Floods
the Spokane Floods the Laurentide Ice Sheet the Cordilleran Ice Sheet |
gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
geological surveys
catastrophic landscape alteration extensive flooding events massive water discharge rapid water flow |
gptkbp:is_considered |
a natural phenomenon
a significant geological event a major geological process a key event in North American geology |
gptkbp:is_described_as |
glacial geology
the interaction of ice and water theories of glacial dynamics |
gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:literary_work geologists paleontological studies archaeological records |
gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
tectonic activity
climate variability oceanic conditions |
gptkbp:is_involved_in |
catastrophic flooding
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gptkbp:is_linked_to |
climate change
the end of the last ice age the formation of the Great Lakes the melting of ice sheets the retreat of glaciers |
gptkbp:is_noted_for |
their impact on biodiversity
their geological significance their role in shaping ecosystems their scale and impact |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
the study of ancient climates
earth's climatic history the history of glaciation the study of earth sciences the study of hydrology |
gptkbp:is_related_to |
the last glacial maximum
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gptkbp:is_studied_in |
geology
environmental science climate science paleoclimatology understanding past environments |
gptkbp:led_to |
sediment deposition
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gptkbp:occurs_in |
Pleistocene epoch
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gptkbp:resulted_in |
formation of scablands
the creation of the Channeled Scablands the formation of large valleys |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ice_Age_Floods_Interpretive_Center
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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