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Forman Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Forman Glacier is a glacier in the northern part of Alexander Island, Antarctica, flowing south-southeast from the Havre Mountains. It drains the southwest slopes of Dimitrova Peak and the west slopes of Breze Peak before flowing into Palestrina Glacier north of Balan Ridge in the Sofia University Mountains. It was surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey in 1975 and 1976 and named in 1980 for David Alexander Foreman, a British Antarctic Survey aircraft mechanic at Adelaide Station from 1973 to 1976. 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.

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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: Forman Glacier
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-84.65 -177.1666667 Antarctica glacier(s)
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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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Forman Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Shackleton Glacier (84°35′S 176°20′W) is a major Antarctic glacier, over 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) long and from 5 to 10 nautical miles (9.3 to 18.5 km; 5.8 to 11.5 mi) wide, descending from the Antarctic Plateau from the vicinity of Roberts Massif and flowing north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf between Mount Speed and Waldron Spurs.
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Wikidata: Forman Glacier
Wikidata Q5469996, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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