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Shirase Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Shirase Glacier is a large glacier that enters Havsbotn, the bay forming the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay in Antarctica. The area was first mapped as a bay and named Instefjorden by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936-37; surveys by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition of 1957-62 revealed the large glacier at this position, which was named after Lieutenant Nobu Shirase, leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1911-12. 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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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: Shirase Glacier

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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: Shirase Glacier
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Shirase Glacier (Japanese: 白瀬氷河; Shirase Hyōga) is a large glacier entering Havsbotn, the bay that forms the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay in Antarctica.
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