SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Zykov Glacier (NZL) 70° 37' 00.0" S 164° 46' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 114783 Place ID: 16548

A 20 mile glacier flowing north-westerly between Anare Ranges to the coast of midway between Cape Williams and Cape North. Discovered and photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958 and named in honour of navigator trainee E Zykov, who perished in Antarctica in 1957.

Zykov Glacier (USA) 70° 37' 00.0" S 164° 46' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 134001 Place ID: 16548

A valley glacier about 25 mi long in the Anare Mountains, flowing NW and reaching the coast between Cape Williams and Cooper Bluffs. Photographed by the SovAE in 1958 and named for student navigator Ye. Zykov, who died in Antarctica, Feb. 3, 1957.

Zykova, lednik (RUS) 70° 34' 00.0" S 164° 48' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 121526 Place ID: 16548

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