Zotikov Glacier
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Zotikov Glacier is a tributary glacier
, 8 miles (13 km) long, flowing northeast from Mount Fisher in the Prince Olav Mountains
and entering Liv Glacier
just east of Hardiman Peak
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Igor A. Zotikov, Soviet exchange scientist to the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) at McMurdo Station
in 1965.
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...
, 8 miles (13 km) long, flowing northeast from Mount Fisher in the Prince Olav Mountains
Prince Olav Mountains
The Prince Olav Mountains is a mountain range of the Queen Maud Mountains stretching from Shackleton Glacier to Liv Glacier at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf....
and entering Liv Glacier
Liv Glacier
Liv Glacier is a steep valley glacier, long, emerging from the Antarctic Plateau just southeast of Barnum Peak and draining north through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter...
just east of Hardiman Peak
Hardiman Peak
Hardiman Peak is a peak], 1,210 m, forming the east extremity of the ridge along the north side of Zotikov Glacier, in the Prince Olav Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Terrance L. Hardiman, United States Antarctic Research Program geomagnetist/seismologist at South...
. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for Igor A. Zotikov, Soviet exchange scientist to the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
in 1965.