Gabare Glacier

Gabare Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Gabare Glacier
Location of Gabare Glacier in Antarctica
Location Ellsworth Land
Coordinates 78°44′20″S 84°04′20″W / 78.73889°S 84.07222°W / -78.73889; -84.07222
Length 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Width 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus east southeast of Long Peak
Status unknown
Sentinel Range map.

Gabare Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Габаре, ‘Lednik Gabare’ \'led-nik 'ga-ba-re\) is the 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) wide glacier in Petvar Heights on the southeast side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica situated northwest of Divdyadovo Glacier, northeast of the head of Carey Glacier, and southeast of Drama Glacier. It is flowing eastwards to leave the range east-southeast of Long Peak.

The feature is named after the settlement of Gabare in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Gabare Glacier is centred at 78°44′20″S 84°04′20″W / 78.73889°S 84.07222°W / -78.73889; -84.07222Coordinates: 78°44′20″S 84°04′20″W / 78.73889°S 84.07222°W / -78.73889; -84.07222. 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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