Pastra Glacier
Pastra Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Пастра, romanized: lednik Pastra, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈpastrɐ]) is a 4.8 km long and 2 km wide glacier in the central part of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Draining northwards to flow into Milburn Bay.
| Pastra Glacier | |
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 Location of Trinity Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Pastra in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 63°46′S 60°44′W |
| Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Milburn Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the settlement of Pastra in western Bulgaria.[1]
Location
Pastra Glacier is centred at 63°46′00″S 60°44′00″W. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3197. DOS 610 - W 63 60. Tolworth, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: Pastra Glacier.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Pastra Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
External links
- Pastra Glacier. Copernix satellite image
- This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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