Parrish Glacier

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Parrish Glacier is a glacier on central Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. [1]

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Coordinates: 79°37′26″N077°09′02″W / 79.62389°N 77.15056°W / 79.62389; -77.15056 (Parrish Glacier)