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Sharp Glacier

Glacier in Graham Land, Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sharp Glacier is a glacier flowing north to the head of Lallemand Fjord, close east of the Boyle Mountains, in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from surveys and air photos, 1948–59. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert P. Sharp, American geologist who has undertaken numerous studies on glaciers and their flow.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Sharp Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  Edit this at Wikidata


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