Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:adjacentTo |
gptkb:Ward_Hunt_Island
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gptkbp:area |
~400 km²
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gptkbp:contains |
epishelf lake
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gptkbp:coordinates |
83°N 74°W
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Robert_Peary
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1876
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gptkbp:ecosystem |
supports microbial life
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
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gptkbp:largestIceShelfIn |
gptkb:Arctic_Canada
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ellesmere_Island gptkb:Nunavut |
gptkbp:monitors |
gptkb:Canadian_Ice_Service
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:George_Ward_Hunt
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
cracks observed in 2000
further breakup in 2010 major calving event in 2002 |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
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gptkbp:status |
rapidly retreating
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gptkbp:thickness |
up to 40 meters
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ice_shelf
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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