Divdyadovo Glacier

Divdyadovo Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Divdyadovo Glacier
Location of Divdyadovo Glacier in Antarctica
Location Ellsworth Land
Coordinates 78°46′20″S 83°58′00″W / 78.77222°S 83.96667°W / -78.77222; -83.96667
Length 4.3 nautical miles (8.0 km; 4.9 mi)
Width 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Long Peak
Status unknown
Sentinel Range map.

Divdyadovo Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Дивдядово, ‘Lednik Divdyadovo’ \'led-nik div-'dya-do-vo\) is the 4.3 nautical miles (8.0 km; 4.9 mi) long and 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) wide glacier in Petvar Heights on the southeast side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica situated northeast of Carey Glacier and southeast of Drama Glacier. It is flowing northeastwards, then north of Ruset Peak turning east-southeastwards to leave the range southeast of Long Peak.

The feature is named after the settlement of Divdyadovo in northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Divdyadovo Glacier is centred at 78°46′20″S 83°58′00″W / 78.77222°S 83.96667°W / -78.77222; -83.96667Coordinates: 78°46′20″S 83°58′00″W / 78.77222°S 83.96667°W / -78.77222; -83.96667. US mapping in 1988.

See also

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • 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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