Poduene Glacier
Poduene Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Подуене, romanized: lednik Poduene, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik poˈduɛnɛ]) is the 3.3 km long and 2.4 km wide glacier on Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula, Danco Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated west of Agalina Glacier. It drains the north slopes of Mount Zeppelin, and flows northwestwards into Gerlache Strait east of Eckener Point.
Location of Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula on Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Poduene in Western Bulgaria, now part of the city of Sofia.
Location
Poduene Glacier is centred at 64°26′30″S 61°32′00″W. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Poduene Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Poduene 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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