Chumerna Glacier
Chumerna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Чумерна, romanized: lednik Chumerna, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik t͡ʃoˈmɛrnɐ]) is the 2.2 km long and 1.9 km wide glacier draining the north slopes of Stavertsi Ridge on Albena Peninsula, Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It flows northeastwards to enter the channel between Brabant Island and Liège Island east of Hales Peak.
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 Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Chumernan Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 64°08′10″S 62°06′20″W |
| Length | 1.1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | east of Hales Peak |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after Chumerna Peak in eastern Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.
Location
Chumerna Glacier is centred at 64°08′10″S 62°06′20″W. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Chumerna Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Chumerna Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.
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