Zykov Glacier

Zykov Glacier

Zykov Glacier (coord|70|37|S|164|46|E|type:glacier_region:AQ|display=inline,title) 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.

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* List of glaciers


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  • Cooper Bluffs — (70°39′S 164°56′E / 70.65°S 164.933°E / 70.65; 164.933) is a high, ice covered coastal bluffs on the east side of Zykov Glacier, near the mouth of the glacier, in the …   Wikipedia

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