Avsyuk Glacier

Avsyuk Glacier
Location of Avsyuk Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	67°7′S 67°15′W / 67.117°S 67.250°W / -67.117; -67.250
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Shumskiy Cove
Status	unknown

Avsyuk Glacier (67°7′S 67°15′W / 67.117°S 67.250°W / -67.117; -67.250Coordinates: 67°7′S 67°15′W / 67.117°S 67.250°W / -67.117; -67.250) is a glacier on Arrowsmith Peninsula, Graham Land, flowing northwest to Shumskiy Cove. It 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

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Avsyuk Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).