Barkov Glacier
Barkov Glacier (71°46′S 10°27′E / 71.767°S 10.450°ECoordinates: 71°46′S 10°27′E / 71.767°S 10.450°E) is a glacier draining northeast between Mount Dallmann and the central part of the Shcherbakov Range, in the Orvin Mountains, Queen Maud Land. First photographed and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, it was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Soviet geographer A.S. Barkov.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Barkov Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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