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Brenitsa Glacier

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Brenitsa Glacier is a glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica, about 14 kilometers long and 4.5 kilometers wide, lying southwest of Drygalski Glacier, west of Rogosh Glacier and east of Hektoria Glacier. It drains south from the Foster Plateau into Vaughan Inlet on the Weddell Sea and is named for settlements called Brenitsa in northern and northeastern Bulgaria. 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: Brenitsa 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: Brenitsa 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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Brenitsa Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Brenitsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Бреница, romanized: lednik Brenitsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ brɛˈnit͡sɐ]) is the 14 km long and 4.5 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated southwest of Drygalski Glacier, west of Rogosh Glacier and east of Hektoria Glacier.
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Wikidata: Brenitsa Glacier
Wikidata Q4961221, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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