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Bell Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Bell Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica that drains northward into Maury Bay immediately east of Blair Glacier. It was mapped in 1955 by Gardner Dean Blodgett from aerial photographs taken during the United States Navy Operation Highjump of 1946 and 1947, and it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Thomas G. Bell, boatswain on the sloop Peacock during the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838 to 1842 under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. 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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Classification
Protected Status
International Treaty Protected Area 1
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Caused By

Glaciation, Processes
Source Bell Glacier (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines
Source Bell Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Antarctica

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Source GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Bell GlacierSearch result row
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Bell Glacier -66.5833333 125.0 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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Bell Glacier (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Bell Glacier (66°42′S 124°54′E) is a glacier draining northward into Maury Bay immediately eastward of Blair Glacier.
  • In Discipline: Glaciology, Lead paragraph
    Bell Glacier (66°42′S 124°54′E) is a glacier draining northward into Maury Bay immediately eastward of Blair Glacier
  • Caused By: Glaciation, Lead paragraph
    Bell Glacier (66°42′S 124°54′E) is a glacier draining northward into Maury Bay immediately eastward of Blair Glacier
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Wikidata: Bell Glacier
Wikidata Q4883167, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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