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Lamplugh Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Lamplugh Glacier is an 8 mile long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska, leading north to a 1961 terminus in Johns Hopkins Inlet. It was named around 1912 by Lawrence Martin of the United States Geological Survey to honor the English geologist George William Lamplugh, who had visited Glacier Bay in 1884. 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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National Park or Reserve 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: Lamplugh Glacier

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Glaciology, Disciplines

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: Lamplugh Glacier
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1. Lamplugh Glacier (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Lamplugh Glacier is an 8-mile-long (13 km) glacier located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska.
  • Entity description, protection designation
    The Lamplugh Glacier is an 8 mile long glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska, leading north to a 1961 terminus in Johns Hopkins Inlet. It was named aro
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Wikidata: Lamplugh Glacier
Wikidata Q6482463, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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