Statements (17)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
geological process |
gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Niagara_River
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gptkbp:causedBy |
erosion
water flow |
gptkbp:currentRate |
about 30 centimeters per year (modern era)
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
recession of Niagara Falls
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
engineering interventions
hydroelectric power diversion |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Niagara_Falls
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
Horseshoe Falls receded about 11 kilometers in 12,000 years
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
formation of Niagara Gorge
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gptkbp:rating |
approximately 1 meter per year (historically)
|
gptkbp:studiedBy |
19th century
geologists |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Niagara_Gorge
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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