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Erebus Glacier Tongue

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Erebus Glacier Tongue is a mountain outlet glacier forming the seaward extension of Erebus Glacier from Ross Island, Antarctica. It projects 11 kilometers into McMurdo Sound from the Ross Island coastline near Cape Evans, varying in thickness from 50 meters at its snout to 300 meters where it is grounded on the shoreline. It was named and charted by explorers of Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition of 1901 to 1904. 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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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: Erebus Glacier Tongue

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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: Erebus Glacier Tongue
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Antarctica, found in there.
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Erebus Glacier Tongue (Wikipedia)
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The Erebus Glacier Tongue is a mountain outlet glacier and the seaward extension of Erebus Glacier from Ross Island.
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Wikidata: Erebus Glacier Tongue
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