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Baranowski Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Baranowski Glacier flows east into Admiralty Bay on King George Island, Antarctica, northwest of Demay Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition for Stanisław Baranowski, a Polish glaciologist who died in 1978 in an accident at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station while serving on the 1977 to 1978 expedition. 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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International Treaty Protected Area 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: Baranowski 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: Baranowski Glacier
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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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Baranowski Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Baranowski Glacier (62°12′S 58°27′W) is a glacier flowing east into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, northwest of Demay Point.
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Wikidata: Baranowski Glacier
Wikidata Q4858412, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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