Gerila Glacier

Gerila Glacier
Gerila Glacier
	Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
	Location of Gerila Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°12′25″S 86°02′00″W
Length	4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Width	1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ellen Glacier
Status	unknown

Gerila Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Герила, romanized: lednik Gerila, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ɡɛˈriɫɐ]) is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) wide glacier on the east side of the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated north of Burdenis Glacier and south of Fonfon Glacier. The glacier drains the saddle of the twin peak of Long Gables, flows northeastwards and together with Delyo Glacier and Burdenis Glacier joins upper Ellen Glacier north of Bruguière Peak.

Map of Sentinel Range.

The glacier is named after Gerila River in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Gerila Glacier is centred at 78°12′25″S 86°02′00″W. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

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.

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

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