Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:area |
approximately 5,400 square kilometers
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gptkbp:claimedBy |
gptkb:Australia_(Australian_Antarctic_Territory)
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gptkbp:connectedTo |
gptkb:Moscow_University_Ice_Shelf
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:U.S._Navy_Operation_Highjump
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1947
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gptkbp:drainedBy |
gptkb:Totten_Glacier_catchment
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gptkbp:endDate |
gptkb:Totten_Glacier
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Totten Ice Shelf
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gptkbp:length |
about 120 kilometers
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Wilkes_Land
gptkb:East_Antarctica |
gptkbp:monitors |
satellite observations
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:John_Totten
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gptkbp:potentialContributionToSeaLevelRise |
significant if destabilized
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gptkbp:significance |
major outlet for East Antarctic Ice Sheet
one of the largest ice shelves in East Antarctica |
gptkbp:subjectOf |
climate change research
glaciology studies |
gptkbp:threats |
warming ocean currents
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gptkbp:width |
about 30 kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Antarctic_ice_sheet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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