Matthes Glacier is a glacier about 9 nautical miles long on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica, flowing east into Whirlwind Inlet between Demorest Glacier and Chamberlin Glacier. It was discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins during a flight on 20 December 1928, photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940, and charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1947, when it was named for François E. Matthes, then chief geologist with the United States Geological Survey. 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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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.
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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).
Matthes Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Matthes Glacier is a glacier 9 nautical miles (17 km) long, flowing east into Whirlwind Inlet between Demorest Glacier and Chamberlin Glacier, on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Wikidata: Matthes Glacier
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