Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
glacier tongue
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gptkbp:calved |
2010
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gptkbp:calvingEvent |
collision with iceberg B-9B
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gptkbp:claimedBy |
gptkb:Australia_(Australian_Antarctic_Territory)
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gptkbp:coordinates |
~67°S 145°E
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Australasian_Antarctic_Expedition
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1912
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
affected local polynya and marine ecosystem
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gptkbp:flowsThrough |
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mertz Glacier Tongue
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gptkbp:length |
~70 km (before 2010 calving)
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:East_Antarctica
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Xavier_Mertz
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gptkbp:namedFor |
gptkb:Douglas_Mawson
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
major iceberg calved in 2010
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Mertz_Glacier
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Antarctic_Ocean
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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