Asafiev Glacier

Asafiev Glacier is a glacier that flows north-west into Schubert Inlet from the western side of the , , . It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987 after Boris Asafiev, the composer.
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 345 metres
  • Description: glacier in Antarctica
  • Also known as: Asaf’eva, lednik

Asafiev Glacier

Latitude
-71.08333° or 71° 5′ south
Longitude
-70.75° or 70° 45′ west
Elevation
345 metres (1,132 feet)
Open location code
27WFW782+M2
Geo­Names ID
6634079
Wiki­data ID
Q4803310
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Asafiev Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Asafiev Glacier
  • Chinese: 阿薩菲耶夫冰川
  • German: Assafjew-Gletscher
  • Italian: Ghiacciaio Asafiev
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Asafievbreen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Asafievbreen
  • Swedish: Asafiev Glacier

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Asafiev Glacier”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.