Thamyris Glacier
Thamyris Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Тамирис, romanized: lednik Tamiris, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik tɐˈmiris]) is a 3 km long and 2.8 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of the Trojan Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Situated east of Iliad Glacier, south of Rhesus Glacier and northwest of Kleptuza Glacier. Flowing northeastwards into Fournier Bay south of Predel Point and north of Madzharovo Point.
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 Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Thamyris in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 64°34′00″S 63°19′30″W |
| Length | 1.6 nmi (3 km; 2 mi) |
| Width | 1.5 nmi (3 km; 2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Fournier Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the Thracian singer Thamyris in Homer's Iliad.
Location
Thamyris Glacier is centred at 64°34′00″S 63°19′30″W. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Thamyris Glacier SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Thamyris 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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