Aleksandra Potanina (1843–1893), was an explorer from the Russian Empire. She was married to Grigory Potanin.

Aleksandra Potanina

One of the craters of Venus is named after her.

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В. и Е. Зарины. Путешествия А. В. Потаниной. — Государственное издательство географической литературы, 1950. — 100 с. — 50 000 экз.