The Filchner Ice Shelf

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ice shelf
gptkbp:area approximately 44,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:established gptkb:Hugh_Robert_Mill
gptkbp:flowsInto gptkb:Weddell_Sea
gptkbp:hasEstablished the early 20th century
gptkbp:hasLandmark approximately 100 kilometers long
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest gptkb:Filchner_Ice_Shelf_Research_Station
gptkbp:hasVariants icebergs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Filchner Ice Shelf
gptkbp:is_monitored_by satellite observations
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith ice dynamics
gptkbp:isAttendedBy climate change
glacial retreat
ice melt
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:Filchner_Ice_Stream
global warming
oceanographic studies
Antarctic_marine_ecosystem
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor environmental monitoring
climate models
gptkbp:isExaminedBy scientific expeditions
climate scientists
gptkbp:isHomeTo biodiversity
marine life
krill
penguins
seals
gptkbp:isImportantFor climate change research
ocean circulation
global sea level
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy atmospheric conditions
ocean temperature
gptkbp:isLinkedTo sea level rise
polar research
sea ice formation
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy ice shelf collapse
ecological changes
ice stability
gptkbp:isPartOf Antarctic_conservation_efforts
Antarctic_glaciology_studies
Antarctic_research_initiatives
Antarctic_Peninsula_region
Weddell_Sea_ecosystem
gptkbp:isStudiedIn marine biology
glaciology
climate impact
ice sheet dynamics
gptkbp:isSubjectTo ocean currents
scientific research funding
gptkbp:isVulnerableTo ice loss
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hermann_Filchner
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:resolution up to 600 meters
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Filchner_Ice_Stream