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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:Pine_Island_Glacier
gptkb:Haynes_Glacier
gptkb:Smith_Glacier
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gptkbp:area
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about 192,000 km²
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gptkbp:claimedBy
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unclaimed territory
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gptkbp:connectedTo
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gptkb:Pine_Island_Glacier
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gptkbp:coordinates
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75°30′S 106°45′W
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gptkbp:dam
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outlet glacier
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:British_Graham_Land_Expedition
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1930s
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gptkbp:endDate
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gptkb:Amundsen_Sea
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gptkbp:firstMapped
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gptkb:US_Geological_Survey
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gptkbp:firstMappedInYear
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1960s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thwaites Glacier
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gptkbp:iceDischarge
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one of the largest in Antarctica
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gptkbp:iceFlowDirection
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northwest
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gptkbp:iceFrontRetreat
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significant since 1990s
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gptkbp:iceLoss
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over 50 billion tons per year (as of 2020s)
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gptkbp:iceLossAcceleration
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observed since 2000s
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gptkbp:iceLossRate
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gptkb:fire
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gptkbp:iceShelfCollapseRisk
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high
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gptkbp:iceShelfPresent
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yes
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gptkbp:iceShelfStatus
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unstable
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gptkbp:iceStream
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yes
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gptkbp:length
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about 120 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Amundsen_Sea_sector
gptkb:West_Antarctica
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gptkbp:mediaAttention
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high due to sea level rise risk
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gptkbp:meltingCause
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warm ocean water intrusion
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gptkbp:monitors
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gptkb:International_Thwaites_Glacier_Collaboration
satellite observations
field expeditions
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Fredrik_T._Thwaites
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Doomsday_Glacier
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
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gptkbp:potentialSeaLevelRise
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up to 65 cm if fully melted
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gptkbp:researchStationsNearby
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none
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gptkbp:riskFactor
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collapse could destabilize West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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gptkbp:significance
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major contributor to global sea level rise
subject of international scientific study
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:UK_Natural_Environment_Research_Council
gptkb:US_National_Science_Foundation
British Antarctic Survey
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gptkbp:thickness
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up to 1200 m
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gptkbp:threats
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high
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gptkbp:width
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about 120 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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