Astapenko Glacier is a glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

, 11 miles (17.7 km) long, draining the north and northeast slopes of Stanwix Peak

Stanwix Peak

Stanwix Peak is a distinctive peak which surmounts the south side of the head of Astapenko Glacier in the Bowers Mountains. The peak was used as a reference object by surveyor S. Kirkby, with the ANARE , 1962. Named by ANARE for Captain John Stanwix, helicopter pilot with the expedition....

 in the Bowers Mountains

Bowers Mountains

Bowers Mountains is a group of north-south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km long and 56 km wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra...

 and flowing east-northeast to Ob' Bay

Ob' Bay

Ob' Bay is a bay lying between Lunik Point and Cape Williams. Lillie Glacier Tongue occupies the east part of the bay. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition and named after the expedition ship Ob' ....

. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 for Pavel D. Astapenko, Soviet IGY

International Geophysical Year

The International Geophysical Year was an international scientific project that lasted from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958. It marked the end of a long period during the Cold War when scientific interchange between East and West was seriously interrupted...

 observer, a Weather Central meteorologist at Little America V in 1958.