Balakirev Glacier
Balakirev Glacier is an Antarctic glacier flowing northeast into Schubert Inlet from the south part of the Walton Mountains, Alexander Island. It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences, in 1987, after Mily Balakirev, the Russian composer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 965 metres
- Description: glacier in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Balakireva, lednik”
Balakirev Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Balakirev Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balakirev Glacier”
- Chinese: “巴拉基雷夫冰川”
- French: “glacier Balakirev”
- French: “Glacier Balakirev”
- German: “Balakirew-Gletscher”
- Hebrew: “קרחון באלאקירב”
- Italian: “Ghiacciaio Balakirev”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balakirevbreen”
- Swedish: “Balakirev Glacier (glaciär i Antarktis, lat -71,42, long -70,17)”
- Swedish: “Balakirev Glacier”
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