Glazov Glacier

The Glazov Glacier (Russian: ледник Глазов; lednik Glazov) is a glacier in Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[1]

Glazov Glacier
ледник Глазов
Glazov Glacier
ледник Глазов
Location within Novaya Zemlya, Russia
TypeTidewater glacier
LocationNovaya Zemlya
Russian Federation
Coordinates75°9′N 57°24′E
Length30 km
Width3.5 km
TerminusGlazov Bay
Barents Sea

The Glazov glacier has retreated between 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in recent years. Two new islands and two headlands have been exposed in the area of the mouth of the fjord as a result.[2]

Geography

The Glazov Glacier is located on the western side of northern Severny Island of Novaya Zemlya. It is a tidewater glacier flowing from the Severny Island ice cap in a roughly southeast–northwest direction. Its terminus is at Glazov Bay, a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide fjord located just south of Nordenskiöld Bay in the Barents Sea.[3]

1,547 metres (5,075 ft) high Mount Kruzenshtern, the highest point of Novaya Zemlya, rises on the northern side of the head of the Glazov Glacier.[4]

Map of northern Novaya Zemlya and southern Franz Josef Land.

See also

Further reading
  • J. J. Zeeberg, Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic. Purdue University Press (January 1, 2002) ISBN 978-9051705638

References
  1. "Ледник Глазов". Wikimapia. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Поход гидрографического судна «Сенеж» Северного флота к высоким широтам позволил открыть 9 островов и 5 проливов
  3. GoogleEarth
  4. Google Maps


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