Mushketov Glacier (Antarctica)

Mushketov Glacier (71°20′S 14°55′E) is a large glacier trending northeastward, draining the area between the Wohlthat Mountains on the west and the Weyprecht, Payer and Lomonosov Mountains on the east, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, and named after Ivan V. Mushketov (1850–1902), Russian geologist and geographer.

Mushketov Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Mushketov Glacier
Map showing the location of Mushketov Glacier
Location of Mushketov Glacier in Antarctica
LocationQueen Maud Land
Coordinates71°20′S 14°55′E
Thicknessunknown
TerminusLomonosov Mountains
Statusunknown

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