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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:Thwaites_Glacier
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gptkbp:coordinates
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74°56′S 100°00′W
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:U.S._Antarctic_Service
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1940
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gptkbp:flowsThrough
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gptkb:Pine_Island_Bay
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gptkbp:hasCalvingEvents
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frequent
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pine Island Glacier
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gptkbp:iceFlowSpeed
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over 4 km per year
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gptkbp:iceShelf
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gptkb:Pine_Island_Ice_Shelf
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 250 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Amundsen_Sea_sector
gptkb:West_Antarctica
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gptkbp:monitors
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gptkb:NASA
British Antarctic Survey
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Pine_Island_Bay
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Advisory_Committee_on_Antarctic_Names
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gptkbp:notableFor
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contribution to sea level rise
rapid thinning
significant ice loss
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
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gptkbp:potentialContributionToSeaLevelRise
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significant
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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climate change research
glaciological studies
satellite observation
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gptkbp:terminus
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gptkb:Amundsen_Sea
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gptkbp:thinningRate
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among fastest in Antarctica
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gptkbp:type
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outlet glacier
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gptkbp:width
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approximately 30 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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