Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Prince of Wales Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Prince of Wales Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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This glacier lies both within the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Ross Dependency. It is about 32 km in length and is situated on the north-west side of Mount Markham in the Queen Elizabeth Range, forming an access route from the Marsh to the Nimrod Glaciers.
The glacier is named in honour of the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II the Prince of Wales.
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