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Butler Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Butler Glacier is a broad glacier that drains the north side of the Edward VII Peninsula in Antarctica, near Clark Peak, flowing generally northeast through the Alexandra Mountains to its terminus in Sulzberger Bay. 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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Protected Status
International Treaty Protected Area 1
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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: Butler 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: Butler Glacier
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Source GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Butler GlacierSearch result row
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-77.4 -152.7 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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Butler Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Butler Glacier (77°24′S 152°42′W) is a broad glacier draining the north side of Edward VII Peninsula in the vicinity of Clark Peak, and flowing generally northeastward through the Alexandra Mountains to its terminus in Sulzberger Bay.
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Wikidata: Butler Glacier
Wikidata Q5002610, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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