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Axel Heiberg Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Axel Heiberg Glacier is a valley glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, descending about 56 kilometers from the high Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Herbert Range and Mount Don Pedro Christophersen. It was discovered and named in November 1911 by Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen, who named it for Axel Heiberg, a Norwegian businessman and patron of Amundsen's expeditions. 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.

Source Wikidata: Axel Heiberg 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: Axel Heiberg Glacier
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Antarctica, found in there.
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Axel Heiberg Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Axel Heiberg Glacier (85°25′S 163°00′W) in Antarctica is a valley glacier, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long, descending from the high elevations of the Antarctic Plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf (nearly at sea level) between the Herbert Range and Mount Don Pedro Christophersen in the Queen Maud Mountains.
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