Avsyuk Glacier

Avsyuk Glacier (67°7′S 67°15′W / 67.117°S 67.250°W / -67.117; -67.250Coordinates: 67°7′S 67°15′W / 67.117°S 67.250°W / -67.117; -67.250) is a glacier on Arrowsmith Peninsula, Graham Land, flowing northwest to Shumskiy Cove. It 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.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Avsyuk Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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