Mendeleyev Glacier

Mendeleyev Glacier (71°55′S 14°33′E / 71.917°S 14.550°E / -71.917; 14.550Coordinates: 71°55′S 14°33′E / 71.917°S 14.550°E / -71.917; 14.550) is a glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, draining northeast through the northern outcrops of the Payer Mountains, in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, whose surname may also be transliterated as "Mendeleyev".[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mendeleyev Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

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