Inostrantsev Glacier

Inostrantsev Glacier
ледник Иностранцева
Inostrantsev Glacier. View of the terminus.
Map showing the location of Inostrantsev Glacierледник Иностранцева
Location within Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Type Tidewater glacier
Location Novaya Zemlya
Russian Federation
Coordinates 76°27′N 66°11′E / 76.450°N 66.183°E / 76.450; 66.183Coordinates: 76°27′N 66°11′E / 76.450°N 66.183°E / 76.450; 66.183
Length 35 km
Width 3 km
Terminus Inostransev Bay
Barents Sea

The Inostrantsev Glacier (Russian: ледник Иностранцева; Lednik Inostrantseva) is one of the major glaciers in Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[1]

It was named after Russian geologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professor at St. Petersburg University Alexander Alexandrovich Inostrantsev (Александр Александрович Иностранцев) by Arctic explorer Georgy Sedov.[2]

Geography

The Inostrantsev Glacier is located on the western side of northern Severny Island of Novaya Zemlya. Flowing from the Severny Island ice cap, it is a roughly southeast-northwest oriented tidewater glacier and its front, where other three smaller tributary glaciers merge, has a width of over 3 km. Its terminus is at the Inostrantsev Bay (Zaliv Inostrantseva) of the Barents Sea, a 14 km wide and 130 m deep fjord.[3]

Map of northern Novaya Zemlya and southern Franz Josef Land.

See also

Further reading

  • J. J. Zeeberg, Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic. Purdue University Press (January 1, 2002) ISBN 978-9051705638

References

  1. ↑ "Lednik Inostrantseva". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Иностранцев Александр Александрович". ИМЕНА НА КАРТЕ АРКТИКИ (The Names on the Map of the Arctic). Retrieved 16 November 2016. (Russian)
  3. ↑ GoogleEarth
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