Western Antarctica

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Antarctica
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Amundsen_Sea
gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkb:Weddell_Sea
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Ellsworth_Land
gptkb:Pine_Island_Glacier
gptkb:Thurston_Island
gptkb:Thwaites_Glacier
gptkb:Antarctic_Peninsula
gptkb:Ellsworth_Mountains
gptkb:Marie_Byrd_Land
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter gptkb:Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkb:Byrd_Station
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Antarctica
gptkbp:iceSheet gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:namedAfter direction west
gptkbp:notableFor rapid ice loss
vulnerability to climate change
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains
gptkb:Eastern_Antarctica
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Sentinel_Range
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6