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Arctowski Dome () is an axial, main
ice dome Glacier morphology, or the form a glacier takes, is influenced by temperature, precipitation, topography, and other factors. The goal of glacial morphology is to gain a better understanding of glaciated landscapes and the way they are shaped. Ty ...
of King George Island, between 57°45'W and 58°50'W. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after
Henryk Arctowski Henryk Arctowski (15 July 1871 – 21 February 1958; ), born Henryk Artzt, was a Polish scientist and explorer. Living in exile for a large part of his life, he was one of the first persons to winter in Antarctica and became an internationally ...
(1871–1958), a
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
meteorologist.


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* Ice caps of Antarctica Poland and the Antarctic Landforms of King George Island (South Shetland Islands) Bodies of ice of the South Shetland Islands {{KingGeorgeIslandAQ-geo-stub