|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:glacier
|
|
gptkbp:accessibility
|
accessible via Portage Glacier Road
|
|
gptkbp:associated_with
|
gptkb:Prince_William_Sound
|
|
gptkbp:climate
|
subarctic climate
|
|
gptkbp:cultural_significance
|
gptkb:missions
Native Alaskan heritage
tourism economy
|
|
gptkbp:discovery_year
|
gptkb:1914
|
|
gptkbp:elevation
|
approximately 1,000 feet
|
|
gptkbp:environmental_impact
|
habitat loss
sea level rise
ecosystem changes
water quality changes
glacial meltwater contribution
|
|
gptkbp:features
|
icebergs
|
|
gptkbp:flows_into
|
gptkb:Portage_Lake
|
|
gptkbp:geological_features
|
U-shaped valley
valley glacier
alpine glacier
crevasses
moraine
seracs
accelerated due to climate change
piedmont glacier
glacial till
hanging valley
outwash plain
icefield glacier
|
|
gptkbp:historical_significance
|
part of the Alaska Purchase
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Portage Glacier
|
|
gptkbp:is_a
|
tidewater glacier
|
|
gptkbp:is_explored_in
|
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
|
|
gptkbp:length
|
approximately 3 miles
|
|
gptkbp:located_in
|
gptkb:Alaska
|
|
gptkbp:named_after
|
gptkb:Portage_Bay
|
|
gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:Chugach_National_Forest
|
|
gptkbp:research
|
climate studies
environmental monitoring
glaciology
|
|
gptkbp:status
|
retreating
|
|
gptkbp:surrounding_area
|
Portage Valley
|
|
gptkbp:tourism
|
gptkb:photography
hiking
kayaking
wildlife viewing
glacier tours
|
|
gptkbp:visitors
|
attracts thousands annually
|
|
gptkbp:width
|
approximately 1 mile
|
|
gptkbp:wildlife
|
gptkb:moose
gptkb:seals
eagles
bears
otters
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Anchorage
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
4
|