Barnes Glacier is a glacier on the west side of the Hemimont Plateau, flowing west into Blind Bay on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for Howard T. Barnes, a Canadian physicist and pioneer of ice engineering. 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.
Source Wikidata: Barnes 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.
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1. Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Secretariat of the Antarctic TreatyArticle 2Quote, Article 2
It designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, devoted to peace and science” (Art. 2).
Barnes Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Barnes Glacier (67°32′S 66°25′W) is a glacier on the west side of Hemimont Plateau flowing west into Blind Bay on the west coast of Graham Land.
Wikidata: Barnes Glacier
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