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Kolosh Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Kolosh Glacier is a glacier 6.7 kilometers long and 3.6 kilometers wide on the Magnier Peninsula of the Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula, draining west from the Lisiya Ridge into Bigo Bay south of the Nesla Glacier. It was mapped by British surveyors in 1971 and is recorded in the Antarctic Digital Database maintained by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research; it is named for Kolosh Peak in Bulgaria Konyavska Mountain. 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.

Source Wikidata: Kolosh 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: Kolosh Glacier
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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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Kolosh Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Kolosh Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Колош, romanized: lednik Kolosh, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈkɔɫoʃ]) is a 6.7 km long and 3.6 km wide glacier on Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated south of Nesla Glacier.
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Wikidata: Kolosh Glacier
Wikidata Q6427819, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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