Medvezhiy Glacier Explained

Medvezhy Glacier
Other Name:Ледник Медвежий
Type:Alpine glacier
Location:Academy of Sciences Range
Tajikistan
Map:Tajikistan
Coordinates:38.65°N 83°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Area:25.3 km²
Length:15.8 km

The Medvezhiy Glacier (Russian: ледник Медвежий; Bear Glacier) is an Alpine glacier in Tajikistan. The glacier is located on the western slope of the Academy of Sciences Range at the heart of the Pamir Mountains.[1]

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  1. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=51498 NASA