Baranowski Glacier

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Baranowski Glacier
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Map of King George Island
Map showing the location of Baranowski Glacier
Map showing the location of Baranowski Glacier
Location of Baranowski Glacier in Antarctica
LocationKing George Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W / -62.200; -58.450
Thicknessunknown
TerminusAdmiralty Bay
Statusunknown

Baranowski Glacier (

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62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W / -62.200; -58.450Coordinates: 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

References[]

  • Public Domain 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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