Asafiev Glacier

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Asafiev Glacier
Map showing the location of Asafiev Glacier
Map showing the location of Asafiev Glacier
Location of Asafiev Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Asafiev Glacier
Map showing the location of Asafiev Glacier
Asafiev Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationAlexander Island
Coordinates71°05′S 70°45′W / 71.083°S 70.750°W / -71.083; -70.750
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSchubert Inlet
Statusunknown

Asafiev Glacier (71°05′S 70°45′W / 71.083°S 70.750°W / -71.083; -70.750)[1] is a glacier that flows north-west into Schubert Inlet from the western side of the Walton Mountains, Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987 after Boris Asafiev, the Russian composer.

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  1. ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 22 December 2023.