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Geological Formation

Savage Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Savage Glacier lies at the east end of Thurston Island, Antarctica, south of the Tierney Peninsula, and flows east to Seraph Bay. It was discovered during helicopter flights from the USS Glacier and the USS Burton Island by personnel of the United States Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960, and was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant John Savage, a United States Navy dental officer aboard the Glacier who assisted in establishing geodetic control points in the area. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
International Treaty Protected Area 1
Connections

Caused By

Glaciation, Processes

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: Savage Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

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: Savage Glacier
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Found In

Antarctica

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Savage GlacierSearch result row
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Savage Glacier -72.4166667 -96.0833333 Antarctica glacier(s)
Sources
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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Glaciers on Thurston Island (Wikipedia)
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This is a list of glaciers on Thurston Island, an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.
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Wikidata: Savage Glacier
Wikidata Q7427719, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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