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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]]

Revision as of 21:39, 11 May 2018

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Snowmobile party crossing Balchen Glacier

The Balchen Glacier (76°23′S 145°10′W) is a 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.