Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Pirogov Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Pirogov Glacier (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Glacier ( 12)
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The 5 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier situated SW of Mount Parry on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Flowing westwards to enter Dallmann Bay S of Minot Point. Named for the Russian scientist and surgeon Nikolay Pirogov (1810-1881) who developed modern health care in Bulgaria during the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War.
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