Astakhov Glacier
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Astakhov Glacier is the glacier
next south of Chugunov Glacier
in the Explorers Range
, Bowers Mountains
. It flows northeast from Mount Hager and enters Ob' Bay
just west of Platypus Ridge
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Petr Astakhov, Soviet exchange scientist at the U.S. South Pole Station in 1967.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
next south of Chugunov Glacier
Chugunov Glacier
Chugunov Glacier is a glacier about long located just north of Astakhov Glacier in the Bowers Mountains. It is one of several glaciers which drain the eastern slopes of the Explorers Range and flow to Ob' Bay. It was plotted from photographs taken by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958, and...
in the Explorers Range
Explorers Range
Explorers Range is a large mountain range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica, extending from Mount Bruce in the north to Carryer and McLin Glaciers in the south...
, Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains is a group of north-south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km long and 56 km wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra...
. It flows northeast from Mount Hager and enters Ob' Bay
Ob' Bay
Ob' Bay is a bay lying between Lunik Point and Cape Williams. Lillie Glacier Tongue occupies the east part of the bay. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition and named after the expedition ship Ob' ....
just west of Platypus Ridge
Platypus Ridge
Platypus Ridge is a large ice-covered ridge bordering the west side of the mouth of Lillie Glacier. It extends northeast from Bowers Mountains to the head of Ob' Bay. Its position was fixed by S.L. Kirkby, surveyor with ANARE in February 1962. Named by ANARE after this monotreme mammal, native...
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Petr Astakhov, Soviet exchange scientist at the U.S. South Pole Station in 1967.