Mendeleyev Glacier
Glacier in Antarctica
71°55′S 14°33′E / 71.917°S 14.550°E / -71.917; 14.550Mendeleyev Glacier (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
- ^ "Mendeleyev Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mendeleyev Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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