Avsyuk Glacier
| Avsyuk Glacier | ||
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 8 ′ S , 67 ° 13 ′ W | |
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| drainage | Schumsky Bay | |
The Awsjuk Glacier is a glacier on the Arrowsmith Peninsula on Loubet Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It flows in a north-westerly direction to Schumski Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after the Soviet glaciologist Grigori Alexandrowitsch Awsjuk (1906-1986), an expert on Central Asian glaciers.
Web links
- Avsyuk Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Avsyuk Glacier on geographic.org (English)