Arensky Glacier

Arensky Glacier (71°39′S 72°15′W / 71.650°S 72.250°W / -71.650; -72.250Coordinates: 71°39′S 72°15′W / 71.650°S 72.250°W / -71.650; -72.250) is an Antarctic glacier, lying 3 miles (5 km) east of Alyabiev Glacier and flows south from Beethoven Peninsula, Alexander Island, into the north end of Boccherini Inlet. The glacier was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987, after Anton Arensky, the Russian composer.

See also

List of glaciers in the Antarctic

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Arensky Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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