Zykov Glacier

TypeOutlet glacier
LocationEast Antarctica
Coordinates70°37′S 164°46′E / 70.617°S 164.767°E / -70.617; 164.767 (Zykov Glacier)
TerminusSouthern Ocean

Zykov Glacier (70°37′S 164°46′E / 70.617°S 164.767°E / -70.617; 164.767 (Zykov Glacier)) is a valley glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) long in the Anare Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It flows northwest and reaches the coast between Cape Williams and Cooper Bluffs. It was photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE) in 1958 and named for student navigator Ye. Zykov, who died in Antarctica, Feb. 3, 1957.

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