Avsyuk Glacier
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Avsyuk Glacier is a glacier
on Arrowsmith Peninsula
, Graham Land
, flowing northwest to Shumskiy Cove
. It 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
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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...
on Arrowsmith Peninsula
Arrowsmith Peninsula
Arrowsmith Peninsula is a cape about long on the west coast of Graham Land, west of Forel Glacier, Sharp Glacier and Lallemand Fjord, and northwest of Bourgeois Fjord, with Hanusse Bay lying to the northwest. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955-58 and named for...
, Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, flowing northwest to Shumskiy Cove
Shumskiy Cove
Shumskiy Cove is a cove in southern Hanusse Bay indenting the northwest side of Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from surveys and air photos, 1956-59. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Petr A. Shumskiy, Russian...
. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
in 1960 for Grigory A. Avsyuk, Russian glaciologist, a specialist on the glaciers of central Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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