Avsyuk Glacier Explained

Avsyuk Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Graham Land
Coordinates:-67.1167°N -82°W
Thickness:unknown
Elevation Max:550m (1,800feet)
Terminus:Shumskiy Cove
Status:unknown

Avsyuk Glacier (-67.1167°N -82°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