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Heard Island glaciers

Glaciers and Ice Formations

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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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.

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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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