Cumpston Glacier is a small glacier on the east coast of Graham Land in Antarctica, draining into Mill Inlet between the neighboring Breitfuss and Quartermain glaciers. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for J.S. Cumpston, an Australian historian of Antarctic exploration. Detailed information on its length and date of discovery remains sparse in published sources. 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 StatusInternational Treaty Protected Area 1 Connections
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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: Cumpston 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: Cumpston Glacier
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Sources
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).
Cumpston Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Cumpston Glacier is a small glacier on the east coast of Graham Land, draining between Breitfuss Glacier and Quartermain Glacier into the head of Mill Inlet.
Wikidata: Cumpston Glacier
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