Doomsday Glacier

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proper noun

informalSynonym of Thwaites Glacier.
Antarctica’s so-called Doomsday Glacier, nicknamed because it is huge and coming apart, is thwarting an international effort to figure out how dangerously vulnerable it is.
[2022 February 2, Ian Joughin, quotee, “Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ keeps scientists at bay with iceberg and sea ice”, in The Guardian
Synonyms: Thwaites Glacier

proper nounSynonym of Thwaites Glacier.

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