- Source: Yamen Glacier
Yamen Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Ямен, romanized: lednik Yamen, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈjamɛn]) is the 10 km long and 4 km wide glacier in Gromshin Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Vicha Glacier. The glacier drains northeastwards along the north slopes of Branishte Peak and joins Rutford Ice Stream.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Yamen in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Yamen Glacier is centred at 77°38′20″S 85°31′00″W. US mapping in 1961.
See also
List of glaciers in the Antarctic
Glaciology
Maps
Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
Yamen Glacier SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (Bulgarian)
Basic data (English)
External links
Yamen Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.