Arensky Glacier
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Glacier in Antarctica
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![]() ![]() Location of Arensky Glacier in Antarctica ![]() ![]() Arensky Glacier (Antarctica) | |
Location | Alexander Island |
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Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Boccherini Inlet |
Status | unknown |
Arensky Glacier (71°39′S 72°15′W / 71.650°S 72.250°W / -71.650; -72.250Coordinates: WikiMiniAtlas
71°39′S 72°15′W / 71.650°S 72.250°W / -71.650; -72.250) is an Antarctic glacier, lying 3 miles (5 km) east of Alyabiev Glacier and flows south from Beethoven Peninsula, Alexander Island, into the north end of Boccherini Inlet. The glacier was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987, after Anton Arensky, the Russian composer.
See also[]
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Arensky Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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