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Barwick Valley

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Barwick Valley is an ice-free valley in Victoria Land, Antarctica, extending from Webb Glacier to Victoria Valley north of the Apocalypse Peaks. A large part of the valley has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area because of its pristine, undisturbed condition. 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
Locally or Regionally Protected 1
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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Barwick Valley

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Barwick Valley
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
Sources
1. Barwick Valley (Wikipedia)
Entity description, protection designation
Quote, Entity description, protection designation
se Peaks. A large part of the valley has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area because of its pristine, undisturbed condition.
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Wikidata: Barwick Valley
Wikidata Q4865966, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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