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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]]. | ||
==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]] | ||
Revision as of 05:56, 20 July 2018
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.
Nearby features
A high number of nunataks lie in close proximity to the glacier, including:
- Abele Nunatak
- Hermann Nunatak
- Weikman Nunataks
- Hutcheson Nunataks