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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:glacier
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gptkbp:accessibility
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hiking trails available
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 1.2 square miles
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gptkbp:climate
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marine west coast climate
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gptkbp:climate_impact
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global warming
melting ice
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gptkbp:conducts_surveys_on
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gptkb:National_Park_Service
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gptkbp:diameter
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up to 200 feet
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gptkbp:elevation
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around 6,000 feet
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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gptkb:Dr._John_Muir
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gptkbp:flora
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subalpine forest
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gptkbp:flows_into
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Mowich River
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gptkbp:geological_features
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gptkb:significant
gptkb:University_of_Washington
satellite imagery
ongoing
increasing
alpine glacier
retreating
approximately 30 feet per year
moraines
implemented
flowing downhill
feeds local streams
during the last ice age
white to blue
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gptkbp:glacial_deposits
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till
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gptkbp:glacial_features_observed
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seracs
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gptkbp:glacial_ice
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blue ice
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gptkbp:glacial_landforms
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cirques
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gptkbp:glacier_advance_rate
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not applicable
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gptkbp:glacier_conservation_efforts
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ongoing
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gptkbp:glacier_historical_data
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available
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gptkbp:glacier_impact_on_ecosystem
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important
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gptkbp:glacier_impact_on_water_supply
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critical
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gptkbp:glacier_monitoring_challenges
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accessibility issues
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gptkbp:glacier_public_awareness
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increasing
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gptkbp:glacier_retreat_causes
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temperature rise
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gptkbp:glacier_surface
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crevassed
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gptkbp:has_crevasses
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:has_glacial_lake
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of glacial studies
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lowe Glacier
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gptkbp:is_adjacent_to
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Lowe Peak
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gptkbp:is_monitored_by
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gptkb:United_States_Geological_Survey
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gptkbp:is_surrounded_by
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Lowe Peak
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gptkbp:landforms
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rocky terrain
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 1.5 miles
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Mount_Rainier_National_Park
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gptkbp:named_after
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William Lowe
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Cascade_Range
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gptkbp:photography
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excellent
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gptkbp:popular_activities
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mountaineering
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gptkbp:receives_annual_precipitation
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over 100 inches
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gptkbp:research
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climate studies
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gptkbp:terminus
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tidewater
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gptkbp:type
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valley glacier
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gptkbp:wildlife
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black bears
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kluane_Icefield
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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