Baranowski Glacier
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Location | King George Island South Shetland Islands |
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Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Admiralty Bay |
Status | unknown |
Baranowski Glacier (62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W / -62.200; -58.450Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas
62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W / -62.200; -58.450) is a glacier flowing east into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, northwest of Demay Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after Stanisław Baranowski (1935–78), Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station while a member of the 1977–78 expedition.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Baranowski Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
The head of Baranowski Glacier
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