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http://marineregions.org/mrgid/17269 |
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| English | Rozier Glacier | U.S. Board on Geographic Names |
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Glacier |
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64° 45' 0" S (-64.75°) |
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62° 9' 0" W (-62.15°) |
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U.S. Board on Geographic Names, available online at http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Belgica information (en): Glacier flowing into Wilhelmina Bay N of Sophie Cliff, on the W coast of Graham Land. Charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1756-1785), French technician who made the first human balloon ascent and (with the Marquis d'Arlande) the first balloon voyage, in 1783. http://geonames.usgs.gov |
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Last edited on 2007-12-17 08:38:19 by De Hauwere Nathalie
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