- Source: Patleyna Glacier
Patleyna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Патлейна, romanized: lednik Patleyna, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik patˈlɛjnɐ]) is the 3.4 nautical miles (6.3 km; 3.9 mi) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated north of the upper course of Ellen Glacier. It is draining the east slopes of Mount Todd and the north slopes of Chepino Saddle, and flowing north-northwestwards to join Embree Glacier southeast of Mount Goldthwait and west of Oreshak Peak.
The glacier is named after the nature reserve of Patleyna in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Patleyna Glacier is centred at 78°03′50″S 85°47′20″W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology
Maps
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.
References
Patleyna Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
Patleyna Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Patleyna Glacier
- Golemani Peak
- Bezden Peak
- Oreshak Peak
- Sentinel Range
- Mount Todd
- Bangey Heights
- Marsa Glacier
- Embree Glacier
- List of glaciers of Ellsworth Land
