Inostrantsev Glacier
| Inostrantsev Glacier ледник Иностранцева | |
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Inostrantsev Glacier. View of the terminus. | |
Inostrantsev Glacier ледник Иностранцева Location within Novaya Zemlya, Russia | |
| Type | Tidewater glacier |
| Location | Novaya Zemlya Russian Federation |
| Coordinates | 76°27′N 66°11′E / 76.450°N 66.183°E |
| Length | 35 km |
| Width | 3 km |
| Terminus | Inostransev Bay Barents Sea |
The Inostrantsev Glacier (Russian: ледник Иностранцева; lednik Inostrantseva) is one of the major glaciers in Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[1]
It was named after Russian geologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professor at St. Petersburg University Alexander Alexandrovich Inostrantsev (Александр Александрович Иностранцев) by Arctic explorer Georgy Sedov.[2]
Geography
The Inostrantsev Glacier is located on the western side of northern Severny Island of Novaya Zemlya. Flowing from the Severny Island ice cap, it is a roughly southeast-northwest oriented tidewater glacier and its front, where other three smaller tributary glaciers merge, has a width of over 3 km. Its terminus is at the Inostrantsev Bay (zaliv Inostrantseva) of the Barents Sea, a 14 km wide and 130 m deep fjord.[3]
See also
- List of glaciers in Europe
- List of glaciers in Russia
- Inostrancevia, another notable example of Inostrantsev as a namesake.
Further reading
- J. J. Zeeberg, Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic. Purdue University Press (January 1, 2002) ISBN 978-9051705638
References
- ^ "Lednik Inostrantseva". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Иностранцев Александр Александрович". ИМЕНА НА КАРТЕ АРКТИКИ (The Names on the Map of the Arctic). Retrieved 16 November 2016. (Russian)
- ^ GoogleEarth
External links
- Changes in glacier extent on north Novaya Zemlya Archived 2016-11-17 at the Wayback Machine