Calkin Glacier lies just west of Sentinel Peak in the Kukri Hills of Antarctica, flowing north toward the terminus of the Taylor Glacier. It was charted by the British Antarctic Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott between 1910 and 1913, and was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Parker Calkin, a United States Antarctic Research Program geologist who investigated the area during 1960-61 and 1961-62. 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.
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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: Calkin Glacier
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1. Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
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It designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, devoted to peace and science” (Art. 2).
Taylor Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Taylor Glacier (77°44′S 162°10′E) is a glacier in Antarctica about 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills.
Wikidata: Calkin Glacier
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