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Falkner Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Falkner Glacier is an east-flowing valley glacier about 4 nautical miles long, located 2 nautical miles south of Oakley Glacier in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It descends steeply to Lady Newnes Bay, where it forms a floating glacier tongue, and it was named in 2008 for Kelly K. Falkner, a chemical oceanographer who served as the first Program Director for the Antarctic Integrated System Science Program at the National Science Foundation. 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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International Treaty Protected Area 1
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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: Falkner Glacier

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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: Falkner Glacier
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1. Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Secretariat of the Antarctic TreatyArticle 2
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It designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, devoted to peace and science” (Art. 2).
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Falkner Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Falkner Glacier (73°45′S 166°01′E), is an east-flowing valley glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km; 5 mi) long, located 2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi) south of Oakley Glacier in the Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
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Wikidata: Falkner Glacier
Wikidata Q5431983, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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