Varlamov Glacier

Varlamov Glacier (Russian: Lednik Varlamova;71°40′00″S 73°25′00″W) is a glacier on Beethoven Peninsula, Alexander Island, flowing northwest into the head of Brahms Inlet. It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987 after Alexander Egorovich Varlamov (1801-48), the Russian composer.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Varlamov Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)



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