Inostrantsev Glacier

Summary

The Inostrantsev Glacier (Russian: ледник Иностранцева; lednik Inostrantseva) is one of the major glaciers in Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[1]

Inostrantsev Glacier
ледник Иностранцева
Inostrantsev Glacier. View of the terminus.
Map showing the location of Inostrantsev Glacier ледник Иностранцева
Map showing the location of Inostrantsev Glacier ледник Иностранцева
Inostrantsev Glacier
ледник Иностранцева
Location within Novaya Zemlya, Russia
TypeTidewater glacier
LocationNovaya Zemlya
Russian Federation
Coordinates76°27′N 66°11′E / 76.450°N 66.183°E / 76.450; 66.183
Length35 km
Width3 km
TerminusInostransev Bay
Barents Sea
Map

It was named after Russian geologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professor at St. Petersburg University Alexander Alexandrovich Inostrantsev (Александр Александрович Иностранцев) by Arctic explorer Georgy Sedov.[2]

Geography edit

The Inostrantsev Glacier is located on the western side of northern Severny Island of Novaya Zemlya. Flowing from the Severny Island ice cap, it is a roughly southeast-northwest oriented tidewater glacier and its front, where other three smaller tributary glaciers merge, has a width of over 3 km. Its terminus is at the Inostrantsev Bay (zaliv Inostrantseva) of the Barents Sea, a 14 km wide and 130 m deep fjord.[3]

 
Map of northern Novaya Zemlya and southern Franz Josef Land.

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • J. J. Zeeberg, Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic. Purdue University Press (January 1, 2002) ISBN 978-9051705638

References edit

  1. ^ "Lednik Inostrantseva". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Иностранцев Александр Александрович". ИМЕНА НА КАРТЕ АРКТИКИ (The Names on the Map of the Arctic). Retrieved 16 November 2016. (Russian)
  3. ^ GoogleEarth

External links edit

  • Changes in glacier extent on north Novaya Zemlya