Baranowski Glacier | |
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Location of Baranowski Glacier in Antarctica Baranowski Glacier (Antarctica) | |
Location | King George Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Admiralty Bay |
Status | unknown |
Baranowski Glacier (62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W) is a glacier flowing east into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, northwest of Demay Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after Stanisław Baranowski (1935–78), Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station while a member of the 1977–78 expedition.
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