Glazunov Glacier

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Glazunov Glacier (Russian : Lednik Glazunova) ( 72°25′00″S71°37′00″W / 72.41667°S 71.61667°W / -72.41667; -71.61667 Coordinates: 72°25′00″S71°37′00″W / 72.41667°S 71.61667°W / -72.41667; -71.61667 ) is a glacier flowing north into Stravinsky Inlet from Monteverdi Peninsula, Alexander Island. Named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987 after Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936), Russian composer.

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Stravinsky Inlet is an ice-covered inlet lying between Shostakovich Peninsula and Monteverdi Peninsula in southern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The inlet was first mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), Russian-born composer who became a French citizen, ultimately a citizen of the United States.

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