Djerassi Glacier

Djerassi Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Джераси, romanized: lednik Dzherasi, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ d͡ʒɛˈrasi]) is a 2.8 km long and 1 km wide steep valley glacier situated south of Gorichane Glacier, west of the head of Malpighi Glacier, northwest of the head of Mackenzie Glacier, and north-northeast of Pirogov Glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It drains the west slopes of Harvey Heights and the north slopes of Mount Parry, and flows northwestwards into Lanusse Bay north of Venchan Peak.

Djerassi Glacier
Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Location of Djerassi Glacier in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°14′10″S 62°26′00″W
Length1.5 nmi (3 km; 2 mi)
Width0.5 nmi (1 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusLanusse Bay
Statusunknown

The glacier is named for the Bulgarian-American scientist Carl Djerassi (1923-2015), a co-inventor of the oral contraceptive pill.

Location

Djerassi Glacier is centred at 64°14′10″S 62°26′00″W. British mapping in 1980.

See also

Maps

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.



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