Zykov Glacier
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Zykov Glacier is a valley
glacier
about 25 miles (40 km) long in the Anare Mountains
, flowing northwest and reaching the coast between Cape Williams
and Cooper Bluffs
. Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
in 1958, it was named for student navigator Ye. Zykov, who died in Antarctica, February 3, 1957.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
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...
about 25 miles (40 km) long in the Anare Mountains
Anare Mountains
The Anare Mountains are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and ridges along the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The group is bounded on the north and east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by Lillie Glacier, and on the south by Ebbe Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier...
, flowing northwest and reaching the coast between Cape Williams
Cape Williams
Cape Williams is an ice-covered cape at the east side of the terminus of Lillie Glacier. Discovered in February 1911 when the Terra Nova of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13, explored the area westward of Cape North. Named for William Williams, Chief Engine-room Artificer on the Terra Nova....
and Cooper Bluffs
Cooper Bluffs
Cooper Bluffs are high, ice-covered coastal bluffs on the east side of Zykov Glacier, near the mouth of the glacier, in the Anare Mountains. They were named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions for Flying Officer G. Cooper, Royal Australian Air Force, a member of the...
. Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR....
in 1958, it was named for student navigator Ye. Zykov, who died in Antarctica, February 3, 1957.