Thwaites Glacier

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  1. A retreating glacier in Antarctica.
    — Scientists have known for years that the Thwaites glacier is the soft underbelly of the Antarctic ice sheet, and first found that it was unstable decades ago.

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From the surname Thwaites; coined in 1967 as an homage to glaciologist Fredrik Thwaites (1883–1961).
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