Mendeleyev Glacier [SEP] continent
Mendeleyev Glacier
Mendeleyev Glacier () is a glacier, long, draining northeast through the northern outcrops of the Payer Mountains, in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, whose surname may also be transliterated as "Mendeleyev".
See also.
- List of glaciers in the Antarctic
- Glaciology
Tvireita Moraine
Tvireita Moraine () is a moraine, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, comprising two somewhat parallel segments that appear to unite as they trend northeast, located in the east part of Mendeleyev Glacier in the Payer Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Tvireita (two furrows).