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The '''[[Balchen Glacier]]''' is a [[crevasse|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]]. 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.
The '''[[Orca]]''' is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. Killer whales have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish, while others hunt marine mammals such as seals and dolphins. They have been known to attack baleen whale calves, and even adult whales. Killer whales are apex predators, as there is no animal that preys on them. Killer whales are considered a cosmopolitan species, and can be found in each of the world's oceans in a variety of marine environments, from Arctic and [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] regions to tropical seas.


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.
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The Orca is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. Killer whales have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish, while others hunt marine mammals such as seals and dolphins. They have been known to attack baleen whale calves, and even adult whales. Killer whales are apex predators, as there is no animal that preys on them. Killer whales are considered a cosmopolitan species, and can be found in each of the world's oceans in a variety of marine environments, from Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas.

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