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Baudissin Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Baudissin Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It lies about 1 nautical mile west of Challenger Glacier, is 1.5 nautical miles wide, and flows into the western part of Corinthian Bay, with its terminus at Sealers Cove. 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
National Park or Reserve 1
Protected Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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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: Baudissin 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: Baudissin Glacier
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Source Wikidata: Baudissin Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Baudissin Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Heard and McDonald Islands", "desig_eng": "World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)"
  • desig_eng, designation 55 of the point search
    "name_eng": "Heard Island and McDonald Islands", "desig_eng": "Commonwealth Marine Reserve"
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Baudissin Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Baudissin Glacier (53°2′S 73°26′E) is a tidewater glacier on the north side of Heard Island. in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Wikidata: Baudissin Glacier
Wikidata Q4873438, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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