Asafiev Glacier is a glacier on Alexander Island, Antarctica, flowing northwest into Schubert Inlet from the western side of the Walton Mountains. It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1987 after the Russian composer Boris Asafiev. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Asafiev Glacier
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Asafiev Glacier
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1. Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Secretariat of the Antarctic TreatyArticle 2Quote, Article 2
It designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, devoted to peace and science” (Art. 2).
Asafiev Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Asafiev Glacier (71°05′S 70°45′W) is a glacier that flows north-west into Schubert Inlet from the western side of the Walton Mountains, Alexander Island, Antarctica.
Wikidata: Asafiev Glacier
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