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Allison Glacier (Heard Island)

Glacier on Heard Island, Indian Ocean

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Discovery and naming

Allison Glacier was named after Ian Allison, an Australian glaciologist who carried out glaciological research in this area in 1971 for the Australian Antarctic Division during the French-Australian Antarctic Expedition.

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