Anchialus Glacier

Anchialus Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Anchialus Glacier
Location of Anchialus Glacier in Antarctica
Type tributary
Location Ellsworth Land
Coordinates 77°51′50″S 85°24′30″W / 77.86389°S 85.40833°W / -77.86389; -85.40833
Length 5 nmi (9 km; 6 mi)
Width 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Sentinel Range
Status unknown
Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Anchialus Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Анхиало, ‘Lednik Anchialus’ \'led-nik an-hi-'a-lo\) is the 8.5 km long and 3.4 km wide glacier in Sostra Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated north of lower Embree Glacier, east of Sabazios Glacier, south of lower Newcomer Glacier and northwest of Vit Ice Piedmont. The glacier drains the northeast slopes of Mount Malone and the west slopes of Bracken Peak, flows northwards and joins Newcomer Glacier east of Mount Lanning.

The glacier is named after the ancient town of Anchialus in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Anchialus Glacier is centred at 77°51′50″S 85°24′30″W / 77.86389°S 85.40833°W / -77.86389; -85.40833Coordinates: 77°51′50″S 85°24′30″W / 77.86389°S 85.40833°W / -77.86389; -85.40833. US mapping in 1961.

See also

Maps

  • Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References




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