Oshane Glacier
Oshane Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Ошане, romanized: lednik Oshane, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik oˈʃanɛ]) is the 3 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, situated south of Dodelen Glacier, west of Lister Glacier and north of Ralitsa Glacier. It drains the west slopes of Cushing Peak in Stribog Mountains, and flows westwards into Guyou Bay.
| Oshane Glacier | |
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 Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Oshane in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 64°05′30″S 62°28′00″W |
| Length | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Guyou Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the settlement of Oshane in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Oshane Glacier is centred at 64°05′30″S 62°28′00″W. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
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)
- Oshane Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Oshane 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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