Mendeleyev Glacier

Mendeleyev Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Mendeleyev Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°55′S 14°33′E / 71.917°S 14.550°E / -71.917; 14.550
Length	10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Payer Mountains
Status	unknown

Mendeleyev Glacier (71°55′S 14°33′E / 71.917°S 14.550°E / -71.917; 14.550Coordinates: 71°55′S 14°33′E / 71.917°S 14.550°E / -71.917; 14.550) is a glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, draining northeast through the northern outcrops of the Payer Mountains, in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, whose surname may also be transliterated as "Mendeleyev".^[1]

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

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