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Balakirev Glacier

Coordinates: 71°25′S 70°01′W / 71.417°S 70.017°W / -71.417; -70.017
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Balakirev Glacier
Map showing the location of Balakirev Glacier
Map showing the location of Balakirev Glacier
Location of Balakirev Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Balakirev Glacier
Map showing the location of Balakirev Glacier
Balakirev Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationAlexander Island
Coordinates71°25′S 70°01′W / 71.417°S 70.017°W / -71.417; -70.017
Thicknessunknown
TerminusSchubert Inlet
Statusunknown

Balakirev Glacier (71°25′S 70°01′W / 71.417°S 70.017°W / -71.417; -70.017) is an Antarctic glacier flowing northeast into Schubert Inlet from the south part of the Walton Mountains, Alexander Island. It was named by the USSR Academy of Sciences, in 1987, after Mily Balakirev, the Russian composer.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Balakirev Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.