Snellius Glacier
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snellius-glacier-172-5382562
title:
Snellius Glacier
text:
Snellius Glacier is the glacier extending 7 km in west–east direction and 3 km in south–north direction on the north coast of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the north slopes of Pardo Ridge and flowing northwards into Drake Passage between Eratosthenes Point and Ronalds Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after Willebrord Snellius, a Dutch astronomer and mathematician who was the first to survey distances by triangula
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Antarctic glacier
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snellius_Glacier
date created:
2021-05-25T16:11:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:24:04Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16