Seal Glacier is a small glacier in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica, draining east just north of Parrish Peak in the Enterprise Hills of the Heritage Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey from 1961 to 1966, it was named for U.S. Navy radioman G.L. Seal for his work maintaining communications through four austral summer seasons up to Operation Deep Freeze 1966. 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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Protected StatusInternational Treaty Protected Area 1 Connections
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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: Seal 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: Seal Glacier
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1. Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Secretariat of the Antarctic TreatyArticle 2Quote, Article 2
It designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, devoted to peace and science” (Art. 2).
Seal Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Seal Glacier (79°53′S 81°50′W) is a small glacier draining east, located just north of Parrish Peak in the Enterprise Hills, Heritage Range.
Wikidata: Seal Glacier
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