This is a list of glaciers in Russia. It includes

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ice dome Glacier morphology, or the form a glacier takes, is influenced by temperature, precipitation, topography, and other factors. The goal of glacial morphology is to gain a better understanding of glaciated landscapes and the way they are shaped. Ty ...

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List of glaciers and ice caps

Ice caps

Academy of Sciences Glacier The Academy of Sciences Glacier (russian: ледник Академии наук; ''Lednik Akademii Nauk''), is a large ice cap on Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Russian Federation. It is the largest in Severnaya Zemlya and is also the la ...

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Severnaya Zemlya Severnaya Zemlya (russian: link=no, Сéверная Земля́ (Northern Land), ) is a archipelago in the Russian high Arctic. It lies off Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago s ...

. Largest single ice formation in Russia * Albanov Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Chernyshev Ice Cap () – Franz Josef Land * De Long East Glacier –

Bennett Island Bennett Island ( rus, Остров Бе́ннетта, r=Ostrov Bennetta; sah, Беннетт Aрыыта, translit= Bennett Arııta) is the largest of the De Long Islands in the northern part of the East Siberian Sea. The area of this island ...

De Long Islands The De Long Islands ( rus, Острова Де-Лонга, r=Ostrova De-Longa; sah, Де Лоҥ Aрыылара, translit=De Loñ Arıılara) are an uninhabited archipelago often included as part of the New Siberian Islands, lying north east of ...

* De Long West Glacier – Bennett Island. De Long Islands *

Henrietta Island ice cap Henrietta Island ( rus, Остров Генриетты, r=Ostrov Genriyetty; sah, Хенриетта Aрыыта, translit=Xenriyetta Arııta) is the northernmost island of the De Long archipelago in the East Siberian Sea. Administratively i ...

– De Long Islands * Jeannette Island ice cap – De Long Islands *

Karpinsky Glacier Karpinsky Glacier or Karpinsky Ice Cap (russian: Ледник Карпинского; ''Lednik Karpinskogo''), also known as Mount Karpinsky, is a large ice cap on October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Russian Federation. It was named aft ...

()Maria Shahgedanova & Mikhail Kuznetsov, ''The Physical Geography of Northern Eurasia'', p. 202 – Severnaya Zemlya * Leningradsky ice cap () – Severnaya Zemlya * Malyy Glacier – Bennett Island. De Long Islands *

Pioneer Glacier Pioneer commonly refers to a settler who migrates to previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land. In the United States pioneer commonly refers to an American pioneer, a person in American history who migrated west to join in settling and dev ...

() – Severnaya Zemlya *

Rusanov Glacier Rusanov (russian: Русанов) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Rusanova. It may refer to: *Anatoly Rusanov (born 1932), Russian chemist *Dmitri Rusanov (born 1987), Russian football player *Lyubov Rusanova (born 1954) ...

()Mark Nuttall, ''Encyclopedia of the Arctic'', p. 1887 – Severnaya Zemlya *

Schmidt Island ice cap Schmidt may refer to: * Schmidt (surname), including list of people with the surname * Schmidt (singer) (born 1990), German pop and jazz singer * Schmidt (lunar crater), a small lunar impact crater * Schmidt (Martian crater), a crater on Mars ...

– Severnaya Zemlya *

Severny Island ice cap Severny Island ice cap is an ice cap on Severny Island, northern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in Russia. It covers 40% of Severny Island (which is the 30th largest island in the world) at total area of approximately which, if Novaya ...

– Novaya Zemlya (Largest glacier complex by area in Europe)J. J. Zeeberg, ''Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic''. pp. 82–84 * Toll Glacier () – Bennett Island. De Long Islands *

University Glacier A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

() – Severnaya Zemlya *

Ushakov Island ice cap Ushakov Island (russian: Остров Ушакова, ''Ostrov Ushakova'') is an isolated island located in the Arctic Ocean, Russian Federation. The average yearly precipitation ranges from at a height of and between and around the highest po ...

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Kara Sea The Kara Sea (russian: Ка́рское мо́ре, ''Karskoye more'') is a marginal sea, separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and from the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. ...

Vavilov Glacier Vavilov (russian: Вави́лов) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrey Petrovich Vavilov (b. 1961), Russian politician and businessman * Nikolai Vavilov Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov ( rus, Никола́й ...

() – Severnaya Zemlya *

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Franz Josef Land ice domes

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. Some islands have more than one. * Kupol Arktirazvedki,

Wilczek Land Wilczek Land (russian: Земля Вильчека; , german: Wilczek-Land), is an island in the Arctic Ocean at . It is the second-largest island in Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia. This island should not be confused with the small Wilczek I ...

* Kupol Brusilova,

Zemlya Georga Zemlya Georga, or Prince George Land (russian: Земля Георга; ''Zemlya Georga'', "George Land"), is the largest island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Arctic. Zemlya Georga was named by Frederick George Jackson after ...

* Kupol Dzhensona,

Hooker Island Hooker Island (russian: остров Гукера; ''Ostrov Gukera'') is one of the central islands of Franz Josef Land. It is located in the central area of the archipelago at . It is administered by the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. History Hoo ...

* Kupol Frolova,

Payer Island Payer Island (russian: остров Пайера, translit=ostrov Payera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island was named after Julius Johannes Ludovicus von Payer an Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and an Arctic landscape art ...

* Kupol Kropotkina,

Alexandra Land Alexandra Land (russian: Земля Александры, ''Zemlya Aleksandry'') is a large island located in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Not counting detached and far-lying Victoria Island, it is the westernmost i ...

, Polyarnykh Letchikov Peninsula * Kupol Lunnyy, Alexandra Land * Kupol Moskvy, Hall Island * Kupol Oblachnyy, Wilczek Land * Kupol Samoylovicha, Karl-Alexander Island * Kupol Surova,

Becker Island Becker Island (russian: Остров Беккера; Ostrov Bekkera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Arctic. Becker Island was named after Moritz Alois Becker (1812-1887), the general secretary of Austrian Geographi ...

* Kupol Tindalya, Wilczek Land * Kupol Tumannyy, Zemlya Georga * Kupol Vetrenyy,

Graham Bell Island Graham Bell Island (russian: Остров Греэм-Белл, ''Ostrov Greem-Bell'') is an island in the Franz Josef Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, and is administratively part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Geography Graham Bell Island is ...

* Kupol Vostok Chetviortyy,

Eva Island Eva-Liv Island (russian: Остров Ева-Лив; ''Ostrov Yeva-Liv''), alternatively transcribed as Yeva-Liv Island, and also known as Eva Island, is the northeasternmost island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Arctic. History ...

* Kupol Vostok Pervyy, Alger Island * Kupol Vostok Tretiy, Eva Island,

Liv Peninsula Eva-Liv Island (russian: Остров Ева-Лив; ''Ostrov Yeva-Liv''), alternatively transcribed as Yeva-Liv Island, and also known as Eva Island, is the northeasternmost island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Arctic. Histor ...

* Kupol Vostok Vtoroy,

Rainer Island Rainer Island or Rainier Island (Остров Райнера; ''Ostrov Raynyera'') is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat. 81° 42' N; long 59° 00' E. Geography Rainer Island has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of . Its area is an ...

* Kupol Yuriya, Hooker Island

Glaciers

* Akkem Glacier () – Altai * Anna Glacier () –

Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya (, also , ; rus, Но́вая Земля́, p=ˈnovəjə zʲɪmˈlʲa, ) is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, ...

* Anuchin Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya *

Arkhangel Bay Glacier Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Baksan Glacier or Azau Glacier () –

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

* Belukha Glacier () – Altai *

Bezengi Glacier The Bezengi Glacier ( krc, Uluchiran) is a vast valley-type glacier in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, near the northern slope of the Main Caucasian Range of the Caucasus. Klok, E. J., and J. Oerlemans. ''Climate Reconstructions Deri ...

() – Caucasus * Brounov Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya *

Borzov Glacier Borzov (russian: Борзов) is a Slavic masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Borzova. It may refer to: * Nike Borzov (born 1972), Russian singer and musician * Sergey Borzov (born 1981), Uzbekistani sprint canoer * Valeriy Borzov (born ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Bull Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Bunge Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Chayev Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Chernishev Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya *

Devdaraki Devdaraki ( ka, დევდარაკი) is a valley glacier located on the northeastern slope of Mt. Kazbek. The length of the glacier is and its surface area is . The tongue of the Devdaraki Glacier descends to above sea level. Devdaraki ...

– Caucasus (Georgia / Russia) * Dezhnev Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Dykh-Kotyu-Bugoysu – Caucasus * Gebler Glacier () – Altai *

Glazov Glacier The Glazov Glacier (russian: ледник Глазов; ''lednik Glazov'') is a glacier in Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The Glazov glacier has retreated between and in recent years. Two new islands and two headlands have been ex ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Goluboy Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Great Taldurin Glacier () – Altai * Grotov Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Inostrantsev Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Karaugom Glacier- Caucasus * Karbasnikov Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Kirov Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Kolka Glacier – Caucasus * Krayniy Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Kropotkin Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Kropotkin Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Lakrua Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Little Aktru Glacier () – Altai *

Little Fisht Glacier Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

() – Caucasus * Mack Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Maili Glacier – Caucasus *

Malyutka Glacier The 9M14 Malyutka (russian: Малютка, links=no; "Little one", NATO reporting name: AT-3 Sagger) is a manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) wire-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system developed in the Soviet Union. It was the firs ...

() – Severnaya Zemlya * Mashey Glacier () – Altai * Middendorff Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Molochnyy Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Molotov Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Moschnyy Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Mushketov Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Nansen Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Neponyatyy Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Niny Glacier () – Franz Josef LandLednik Niny, Arkhangelskaya, Glaciers
/ref> * Nizkiy Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Nordenskiöld Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Nordenskiöld Glacier (), group of four glaciers – Novaya Zemlya ** Vershinsky Glacier () ** Novopashenny Glacier (), also known as **

Rozhdestvensky Glacier Rozhdestvensky (masculine), Rozhdestvenskaya (feminine), or Rozhdestvenskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Rozhdestvensky (surname) (''Rozhdestvenskaya''), Russian last name * Rozhdestvenskiy (crater), a crater on the Moon * Rozhdestvensky (rural localit ...

() ** Roze Glacier () * Obruchev Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Otdel’nyy Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya * Pavlov Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Payer Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Petersen Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya *

Popov Glacier Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian surname. Derived from a Slavonic word ''pop'' (, "priest"). The fourth most common Russian surname, it may refer to: * Alek Popov (born 1966) ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Polisadov Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Rikachev Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya *

Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Glacier Pyotr Petrovich Semyonov or Semenov (russian: Пётр Петрович Семёнов; 2 January ''(New style: 14 January)'', 1827 – 26 February ''(New style: 11 March)'', 1914) was a Russian geographer and statistician who managed the Russ ...

() – Severnaya Zemlya *

Serp i Molot Glacier Search Engine Results Pages (SERP) are the pages displayed by search engines in response to a query by a user. The main component of the SERP is the listing of results that are returned by the search engine in response to a keyword query. The p ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Severnyy Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Shirokiy Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya *

Shokalsky Glacier Yuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky (russian: Юлий Михайлович Шокальский; October 17, 1856 in Saint Petersburg – March 26, 1940 in Leningrad) was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and geographer. Career A grandson of ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Sonklar Glacier () – Franz Josef Land *

Sophia Glacier Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) * Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places * Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincor ...

() – Altai * Stremitel’nyy Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Taisiya Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Tseyskoe Glacier – Caucasus * Ukoksky Glacier () – Altai * Ushkovsky Glacier () –

Kamchatka The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and wes ...

Kamchatka: Glaciers and climate variations in the last few centuries
/ref> * Velken Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya *

Vera Glacier Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarra ...

() – Novaya Zemlya *

Vitte Glacier Raymond Vitte (1949–1983) was an American actor who starred mostly in comedy and drama films in the 1970s and early 1980s. He made numerous guest appearances on television shows and was a cast member of the show '' Doc'' in 1976. Vitte, who h ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Viz Glacier () – Franz Josef Land *

Vize Glacier Vize ( el, Βιζύη, bg, Виза) is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The district governor is Elif Canan Tuncer, and the mayor is Ercan Özalp ( CHP). According to the Turkish Statistical Institu ...

() – Novaya Zemlya * Voyekov Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Worcester Glacier () – Franz Josef Land * Yuzhnyy Glacier () – Novaya Zemlya * Znamenityy Glacier () – Franz Josef Land *

Zvezda Glacier Zvezda means "star" in some Slavic languages, and may refer to: Entertainment * Zvezda (magazine), ''Zvezda'' (magazine), Russian literary magazine * Zvezda (TV channel), Russian TV channel * Star (2014 film), ''Star'' (2014 film), a Russian film ...

() – Caucasus

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