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Fendorf Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Fendorf Glacier is a broad glacier in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica, draining the eastern slopes of the Gifford Peaks and flowing north to merge with the Dobbratz Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and United States Navy air photographs taken between 1961 and 1966, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander James E. Fendorf, a United States Navy pilot with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1966. 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: Fendorf Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

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: Fendorf Glacier
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United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Secretariat of the Antarctic TreatyArticle 2
Quote, Article 2
It designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, devoted to peace and science” (Art. 2).
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Fendorf Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Fendorf Glacier (79°30′S 84°49′W) is a broad glacier draining from the eastern slopes of the Gifford Peaks and flowing north to merge with Dobbratz Glacier, in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.
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Wikidata: Fendorf Glacier
Wikidata Q1404625, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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