Varlamov Glacier

Varlamov Glacier (Russian: Lednik Varlamova;71°40′00″S 73°25′00″W / 71.66667°S 73.41667°W / -71.66667; -73.41667Coordinates: 71°40′00″S 73°25′00″W / 71.66667°S 73.41667°W / -71.66667; -73.41667) is a glacier on Beethoven Peninsula, Alexander Island, flowing northwest into the head of Brahms Inlet. It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987 after Alexander Egorovich Varlamov (1801-48), the Russian composer.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Varlamov Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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