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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:valley
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gptkbp:annualRainfall
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less than 100 mm
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 4,800 square kilometers
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gptkbp:climate
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polar desert
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Lake_Vanda
gptkb:Lake_Vida
gptkb:Onyx_River
gptkb:Taylor_Valley
gptkb:Victoria_Valley
gptkb:Wright_Valley
gptkb:Alatna_Valley
gptkb:Barwick_Valley
gptkb:McKelvey_Valley
gptkb:Miers_Valley
gptkb:Lake_Bonney
gptkb:Garwood_Valley
gptkb:Lake_Fryxell
cathedral
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:British_National_Antarctic_Expedition
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1903
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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extreme environment
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gptkbp:governedBy
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gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty_System
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gptkbp:hasResearchCenter
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gptkb:Lake_Bonney_Camp
gptkb:Lake_Fryxell_Camp
gptkb:Lake_Hoare_Camp
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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McMurdo Dry Valleys
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gptkbp:latitude
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77°30′S
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Victoria_Land
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gptkbp:longitude
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162°00′E
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:McMurdo_Sound
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:McMurdo_Station
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:lake
gptkb:Blood_Falls
gptkb:Don_Juan_Pond
long-term ecological research
microbial life
absence of higher plants and animals
being one of the driest places on Earth
hypersaline lakes
katabatic winds
lack of snow and ice cover
unique geomorphology
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Antarctic_Specially_Managed_Area
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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gptkb:list
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gptkbp:usedFor
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Mars analog research
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:McMurdo_Dry_Valleys_LTER
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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