Suvorov Glacier

1:250,000 scale topographic map of the Suvorov Glacier area.

Suvorov Glacier (69°56′S 160°0′E / 69.933°S 160.000°E / -69.933; 160.000Coordinates: 69°56′S 160°0′E / 69.933°S 160.000°E / -69.933; 160.000) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head and Belousov Point. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named after V.S. Suvorov, Soviet mechanic who perished in the Arctic.

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