Rink Glacier

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:coordinates 71°45′N 51°30′W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:discharges large volumes of ice into the ocean
gptkbp:firstDescribed Hinrich Johannes Rink
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Disko_Bay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rink Glacier
gptkbp:length approximately 90 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Avannaata_municipality
gptkbp:namedAfter Hinrich Johannes Rink
gptkbp:notableEvent significant ice loss observed in 21st century
gptkbp:notableFor one of the fastest moving glaciers in Greenland
gptkbp:studiedBy glaciologists
gptkbp:type outlet glacier
gptkbp:width about 4.5 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uummannaq_Fjord
gptkb:Uummannaq_Fjord_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8