Balchen Glacier - Revision history

Westarctica: /* Nearby features */

2019-01-29T17:51:27Z

Nearby features

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	* [[Herrmann Nunatak]]		* [[Herrmann Nunatak]]
	* [[Weikman Nunataks]]		* [[Weikman Nunataks]]
			* [[O'Conner Nunataks]]
	* Hutcheson Nunataks		* Hutcheson Nunataks

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Glaciers]]		[[Category:Glaciers]]

Westarctica at 22:02, 27 January 2019

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	==Nearby features==		==Nearby features==
			[[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Sledge team crossing the Balchen Glacier]]
	A high number of [[nunatak]]s lie in close proximity to the glacier, including:		A high number of [[nunatak]]s lie in close proximity to the glacier, including:

Westarctica: updated the article with new picture and info about the Vorlander scholarship

2019-01-27T22:01:47Z

updated the article with new picture and info about the Vorlander scholarship

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	~~[[File:Guest Peninsula AND MARSHALL Map.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0]]~~[[File:Balchen Glacier ~~- Bruce~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~Snowmobile party crossing~~ Balchen Glacier]]		[[File:Balchen-Glacier.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Map of the Balchen Glacier with the Fosdick and Phillips Mountains]]
	The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].		The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] ~~for~~ Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition.		It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition.

	==Duke of the Balchen Glacier==		==Duke of the Balchen Glacier==
	Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was ~~made~~ [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018.		Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018. In March of that year, the Duke became a prominent patron of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]] with the creation of the Vorländer Scholarship.

	==Nearby features==		==Nearby features==

Westarctica: /* Nearby features */

2018-07-20T05:57:30Z

Nearby features

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	* [[Abele Nunatak]]		* [[Abele Nunatak]]
	* [[~~Hermann~~ Nunatak]]		* [[Herrmann Nunatak]]
	* [[Weikman Nunataks]]		* [[Weikman Nunataks]]
	* Hutcheson Nunataks		* Hutcheson Nunataks

Westarctica at 05:56, 20 July 2018

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	[[File:Guest Peninsula AND MARSHALL Map.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0]][[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]		[[File:Guest Peninsula AND MARSHALL Map.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0]][[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]
	The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].		The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].

	~~A high number of [[nunatak]]s lie in close proximity to the glacier, including the [[Abele Nunatak]].~~

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
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	Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was made [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018.		Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was made [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018.

			==Nearby features==
			A high number of [[nunatak]]s lie in close proximity to the glacier, including:

			* [[Abele Nunatak]]
			* [[Hermann Nunatak]]
			* [[Weikman Nunataks]]
			* Hutcheson Nunataks

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Glaciers]]		[[Category:Glaciers]]

Westarctica at 05:53, 20 July 2018

2018-07-20T05:53:24Z

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	[[File:Guest Peninsula AND MARSHALL Map.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0]][[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]		[[File:Guest Peninsula AND MARSHALL Map.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0]][[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]
	The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].		The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].

			A high number of [[nunatak]]s lie in close proximity to the glacier, including the [[Abele Nunatak]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

Westarctica at 21:39, 11 May 2018

2018-05-11T21:39:25Z

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	==Duke of the Balchen Glacier==		==Duke of the Balchen Glacier==
	Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was made [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by [[Letters Patent]] on 23 January 2018.		Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was made [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018.


	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Glaciers]]		[[Category:Glaciers]]

Baron of Bastanchury: map

2018-05-10T09:47:37Z

map

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	[[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]		[[File:Guest Peninsula AND MARSHALL Map.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0]][[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]
	The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].		The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].

Baron of Bastanchury at 17:42, 8 May 2018

2018-05-08T17:42:51Z

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	[[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]		[[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg\|thumb\|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]
	The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to Block Bay between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].		The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse\|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

Westarctica: Created page with "Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a crevassed glacier..."

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[[File:Balchen Glacier - Bruce.jpg|thumb|Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier]]
The '''Balchen Glacier''' (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a [[crevasse|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to Block Bay between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition.

==Duke of the Balchen Glacier==
Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was made [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by [[Letters Patent]] on 23 January 2018.

[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category:Glaciers]]