Avsyuk Glacier | |
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Location of Avsyuk Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Graham Land |
Coordinates | 67°7′S 67°15′W / 67.117°S 67.250°W |
Thickness | unknown |
Highest elevation | 550 m (1,804 ft) |
Terminus | Shumskiy Cove |
Status | unknown |
Avsyuk Glacier (67°7′S 67°15′W / 67.117°S 67.250°W) is a glacier on Arrowsmith Peninsula, Graham Land, flowing northwest to Shumskiy Cove.
History
Avsyuk Glacier was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Grigory A. Avsyuk, Russian glaciologist, a specialist on the glaciers of central Asia.
See also
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Avsyuk Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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