The glaciers of Heard Island, in the southern Indian Ocean, covered 79 percent of the island in 1947, an area of 288 square kilometers that had shrunk 11 percent to 257 square kilometers by 1988. They range in elevation from 2,745 meters down to sea level with ice up to 150 meters deep, and measurements between 1947 and 1980 show retreat concentrated on the island eastern flanks, correlated with shifting weather patterns. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Protected StatusNational Park or Reserve 1 Protected StatusUNESCO World Heritage Site 2 Connections
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Heard Island glaciers
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Heard Island glaciers
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: World Database on Protected Areas record: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA record, field desig_engQuote, WDPA record, field desig_eng
"desig_eng": "Commonwealth Marine Reserve"
View the Source 2. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: World Database on Protected Areas record: Heard and McDonald Islands
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA record, field desig_engQuote, WDPA record, field desig_eng
"desig_eng": "World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)"
View the Source Heard Island glaciers (Wikipedia)
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The Heard Island glaciers covered 79% of Heard Island itself, in 1947, covering 288 km2; by 1988, this had decreased by 11% to 257 km2.
View the Source Wikidata: Heard Island glaciers
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