Asafiev Glacier

Asafiev Glacier
Map showing the location of Asafiev Glacier
Location of Asafiev Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Asafiev Glacier
Asafiev Glacier (Antarctica)
Location Alexander Island
Coordinates 71°05′S 70°45′W / 71.083°S 70.750°W / -71.083; -70.750
Thickness unknown
Terminus Schubert Inlet
Status unknown

Asafiev Glacier (71°05′S 70°45′W / 71.083°S 70.750°W / -71.083; -70.750Coordinates: 71°05′S 70°45′W / 71.083°S 70.750°W / -71.083; -70.750) 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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