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Prydz Bay  

DEFINITION

  • Prydz Bay is a deep embayment of Antarctica between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. The Bay is at the downstream end of a giant glacial drainage systems that originates in the East Antarctic interior. The Lambert Glacier flows from Lambert Graben into the Amery Ice Shelf on the south-west side of Prydz Bay. Other major glaciers drain into the southern end of the Amery Ice Shelf at 73° S where the marine part of the system starts at the modern grounding zone.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-05-13 16:42:36.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (Prydz Bay [adecb0c1-3fba-42df-9e13-26899e868bb5,368825] - ANTARCTICA [70fb5a3b-35b1-4048-a8be-56a0d865281c,336597]);
  • 2019-05-13 16:45:42.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: Prydz Bay is a deep embayment of Antarctica between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. The Bay is at the downstream end of a giant glacial drainage systems that originates in the East Antarctic interior. The Lambert Glacier flows from Lambert Graben into the Amery Ice Shelf on the south-west side of Prydz Bay. Other major glaciers drain into the southern end of the Amery Ice Shelf at 73° S where the marine part of the system starts at the modern grounding zone. language code: en);

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