Orizari Glacier
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Location of Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica | |
Location of Orizari Glacier in Antarctica | |
Type | tributary |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W / -78.43611; -84.93333 |
Length | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
Width | 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Dater Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Orizari Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Оризари, ‘Lednik Orizari’ \'led-nik o-ri-'za-ri\) is the 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) wide glacier in Veregava Ridge on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the north slopes of Mount Waldron, and flowing north-northwestwards to join Dater Glacier west of Sipey Peak.
The feature is named after the settlements of Orizari in southern Bulgaria.
Location
Orizari Glacier is centred at 78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W / -78.43611; -84.93333Coordinates: 78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W / -78.43611; -84.93333. 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
- This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
External links
- Orizari Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
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