Falkner Glacier is an east-flowing valley glacier about 4 nautical miles long, located 2 nautical miles south of Oakley Glacier in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It descends steeply to Lady Newnes Bay, where it forms a floating glacier tongue, and it was named in 2008 for Kelly K. Falkner, a chemical oceanographer who served as the first Program Director for the Antarctic Integrated System Science Program at the National Science Foundation.
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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: Falkner 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: Falkner Glacier
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1. Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Secretariat of the Antarctic TreatyArticle 2Quote, Article 2
It designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, devoted to peace and science” (Art. 2).
Falkner Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Falkner Glacier (73°45′S 166°01′E), is an east-flowing valley glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km; 5 mi) long, located 2 nautical miles (4 km; 2 mi) south of Oakley Glacier in the Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Wikidata: Falkner Glacier
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