Avsyuk Glacier

Avsyuk Glacier (67°7′S 67°15′W) is a glacier on Arrowsmith Peninsula, Graham Land, flowing northwest to Shumskiy Cove.

Avsyuk Glacier
Location of Avsyuk Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	67°7′S 67°15′W
Thickness	unknown
Highest elevation	550 m (1,804 ft)
Terminus	Shumskiy Cove
Status	unknown

History

Avsyuk Glacier was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Grigory A. Avsyuk, Russian glaciologist, a specialist on the glaciers of central Asia.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Avsyuk Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.