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MERTZ GLACIER  

DEFINITION

  • Mertz Glacier (67°30′S 144°45′ECoordinates: 67°30′S 144°45′E) is a heavily crevassed glacier in George V Coast of East Antarctica. It is the source of a glacial prominence that historically has extended northward into the Southern Ocean, the Mertz Glacial Tongue. It is named in honor of the Swiss explorer Xavier Mertz.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2018-12-04 16:16:45.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (Mertz Glacier [3c374d0e-fb82-4e14-9119-2f958747dca4,368295] - ANTARCTICA [70fb5a3b-35b1-4048-a8be-56a0d865281c,336597]);
  • 2018-12-04 16:21:03.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: Mertz Glacier (67°30′S 144°45′ECoordinates: 67°30′S 144°45′E) is a heavily crevassed glacier in George V Coast of East Antarctica. It is the source of a glacial prominence that historically has extended northward into the Southern Ocean, the Mertz Glacial Tongue. It is named in honor of the Swiss explorer Xavier Mertz. language code: en);
  • 2018-12-04 16:24:50.0 [sritz] Rename Concept update PrefLabel (MERTZ GLACIER);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/3c374d0e-fb82-4e14-9119-2f958747dca4

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