Glacier in Antarctica named after Glasgow Climate Convention

• A glacier in remote Antarctica has been named 'Glasgow Glacier' in honor of the city in view of the United Nations Climate Conference which began in Glasgow city of Scotland.
• Researchers from the University of Leeds formally named the 100-kilometer-long body of ice, which has been rapidly melting, to commemorate the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) (UNFCCC).

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