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Lunde Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Lunde Glacier is a glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, on Antarctica Princess Astrid Coast, flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet and Jøkulkyrkja Mountain. It was mapped from surveys and air photographs by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition of 1956-60 and named for T. Lunde, a glaciologist with the Norwegian expedition of 1956-58. 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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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: Lunde 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: Lunde 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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Lunde Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Lunde Glacier (71°53′S 6°15′E) is a glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km) long flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet and Jøkulkyrkja Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains on the Princess Astrid Coast of Queen Maud Land.
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Wikidata: Lunde Glacier
Wikidata Q6704120, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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