Baranowski Glacier

The head of Baranowski Glacier

Baranowski Glacier (62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W / -62.200; -58.450Coordinates: 62°12′S 58°27′W / 62.200°S 58.450°W / -62.200; -58.450) is a glacier flowing east into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, northwest of Demay Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after Stanisław Baranowski (1935–78), Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station while a member of the 1977–78 expedition.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Baranowski Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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