Byrd Glacier

Summary

Byrd Glacier is an ice stream^[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (ice_stream category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Byrd Glacier is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• Byrd Glacier's image is recorded as Byrd glacier landsat.jpg^[4].
• Byrd Glacier's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5].
• Byrd Glacier's instance of is recorded as ice stream^[6].
• Richard E. Byrd is named after Byrd Glacier^[7].
• Byrd Glacier's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315529516^[8].
• Byrd Glacier's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2004007735^[9].
• Byrd Glacier's Commons category is recorded as Byrd Glacier^[10].
• Byrd Glacier's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -80.3333, 'lon': 159}^[11].
• Byrd Glacier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/049tb7^[12].
• Byrd Glacier's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 2250^[13].
• Byrd Glacier's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6630651^[14].
• Byrd Glacier's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 2153^[15].
• Byrd Glacier's Australian Antarctic Gazetteer ID is recorded as 464^[16].
• Byrd Glacier's mountain range is recorded as Transantarctic Mountains^[17].
• Byrd Glacier's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 56975^[18].
• Byrd Glacier's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007563909105171^[19].

Body

Geography

Byrd Glacier is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5].

Designation and Status

Byrd Glacier's instance of is recorded as ice stream^[6].

History and Context

Richard E. Byrd is named after Byrd Glacier^[7].

Why It Matters

Byrd Glacier draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (ice_stream category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]