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-[[File:Balleny Map1.jpg|300px|left]]
+[[File:Crevassed-Glacier.jpg|300px|left]]
-The '''[[Balleny Islands]]''' are a series of uninhabited islands in the [[Southern Ocean]]. The group extends for about 160 km (99 mi) in a northwest-southeast direction. The islands are heavily glaciated and of volcanic origin. [[glacier|Glaciers]] project from their slopes into the sea. The islands were formed by the so-called Balleny hotspot.  They were originally claimed by the United Kingdom, and were then transferred to New Zealand before becoming annexed by [[Westarctica]] in 2005.
+A '''[[glacier]]''' is a persistent body of dense [[ice]] that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly deform and flow due to stresses induced by their weight, creating [[crevasse|crevasses]] and other distinguishing features. They also abrade rock and debris from their substrate to create landforms such as cirques and moraines.
-The group includes three main islands: [[Young Island|Young]], [[Buckle Island|Buckle]] and [[Sturge Island|Sturge]], which lie in a line from northwest to southeast, as well as several smaller islets and rocks.
+Glaciers form only on land and are distinct from the much thinner [[sea ice]] and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water.
-The islands are one of two [[Antarctic]] areas claimed by Westarctica that are not part of the original territory of Marie Byrd Land are are not between 90° and 150° West longitude.
+'''([[Glacier|Full Article...]])'''
-'''([[Balleny Islands|Full Article...]])'''