Igor Alekseevich Zotikov | |
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Зотиков, Игорь Алексеевич | |
 Zotikov c. 2007 | |
| Born | March 7, 1926 |
| Died | August 23, 2010 (aged 84) |
| Burial place | Vostryakovskoe cemetery |
| Education | Doctor of Sciences in Geology |
| Alma mater | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| Occupations | Glaciologist, polar explorer, academic |
| Employer | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Known for | Predicting the existence of fresh water lakes under the Antarctic ice sheet |
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Igor Alekseevich Zotikov (Russian: Зотиков, Игорь Алексеевич) (March 7, 1926 – August 23, 2010) was a Russian glaciologist, polar explorer and academic. Zotikov was best known for predicting the existence of fresh water lakes under the Antarctic ice sheet, later to be discovered as Lake Vostok. For his efforts a glacier was named after him, Zotikov Glacier.