Voyeykov Ice Shelf

Voyeykov Ice Shelf (66°20′S 124°38′E / 66.333°S 124.633°E / -66.333; 124.633Coordinates: 66°20′S 124°38′E / 66.333°S 124.633°E / -66.333; 124.633), is an ice shelf fringing the coast between Paulding Bay and Cape Goodenough, Antarctica. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE) (1958) and named after Aleksandr I. Voyeykov (1842–1916), a Russian climatologist.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Voyeykov Ice Shelf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-13.

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