Belousov Point
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Belousov Point is an ice-covered headland forming the southern tip of the Anderson Peninsula
, located just north of the terminus of Suvorov Glacier
. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
of 1958 and named for the Soviet polar captain Mikhail P. Belousov, 1904–46.
Anderson Peninsula
Anderson Peninsula is a low ice-covered peninsula, long, terminating in Belousov Point. It lies between Gillett Ice Shelf and Suvorov Glacier on the coastal margin of the Wilson Hills of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S...
, located just north of the terminus of Suvorov Glacier
Suvorov Glacier
Suvorov Glacier is a glacier, 5 nautical miles wide, flowing east from the Wilson Hills and discharging into the sea south of Northrup Head and Belousov Point. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named after V.S. Suvorov, Soviet mechanic who perished in the Arctic....
. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR....
of 1958 and named for the Soviet polar captain Mikhail P. Belousov, 1904–46.