Charles_R._Bentley

Charles R. Bentley

Charles R. Bentley

American glaciologist and geophysicist

Charles Raymond Bentley (December 23, 1929 – August 19, 2017) was an American glaciologist and geophysicist, born in Rochester, New York. He was a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mount Bentley and the Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica are named after him.[1] In 1957, he and a handful of other scientists including Mario Giovinetto set out on an expedition across West Antarctica in tracked vehicles to make the first measurements of the ice sheet.[2][3]

Bentley in Antarctica in 1964

He was awarded the Seligman Crystal by the International Glaciological Society in 1990.[4] He died on August 19, 2017, at the age of 87 in Oakland, California.[5]

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    Bentley Subglacial Trench. MapPlanet.
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    Rejcek, Peter (December 20, 2007). "Science hits the road". POLAR-PALOOZA brings polar research and issues to the public with traveling show. The Antarctic Sun. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
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    Grimes, William (25 August 2017). "Charles R. Bentley, 87, Pioneer of Polar Science, Is Dead". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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    "The Seligman Crystal". International Glaciological Society. Retrieved 30 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
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    Anandakrishnan, Sridhar (2017-08-22). "Charles Bentley death". CRYOLIST. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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