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Nimitz Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier about 40 nautical miles long and 5 nautical miles wide, in the central Ellsworth Mountains. It drains the area roughly 10 nautical miles west of the Vinson Massif and flows southeast between the Sentinel Range and the Bastien Range before entering the Minnesota Glacier. 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: Nimitz 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: Nimitz Glacier
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Nimitz Glacier (Wikipedia)
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The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier, 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, draining the area about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west of the Vinson Massif and flowing southeast between the Sentinel Range and Bastien Range to enter Minnesota Glacier, in the central...
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