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Odell Glacier

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The Odell Glacier drains northeast between Allan Hills and Coombs Hills into the upper Mawson Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Noel Odell, a mountaineer who served as professor of geology at the University of Otago from 1950 to 1955. 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: Odell 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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Odell Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Odell Glacier (76°44′S 159°55′E) is a glacier draining northeast between Allan Hills and Coombs Hills into the upper Mawson Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
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Wikidata: Odell Glacier
Wikidata Q7077641, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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