Divdyadovo Glacier

Glacier in Antarctica

78°46′20″S 83°58′00″W / 78.77222°S 83.96667°W / -78.77222; -83.96667Length4.3 nautical miles (8.0 km; 4.9 mi)Width1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi)ThicknessunknownTerminusLong PeakStatusunknown
Sentinel Range map.

Divdyadovo Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Дивдядово, romanized: lednik Divdyadovo, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ divˈdʲadovo]) is the 4.3 nautical miles (8.0 km; 4.9 mi) long and 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) wide glacier in Petvar Heights on the southeast side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica situated northeast of Carey Glacier and southeast of Drama Glacier. It is flowing northeastwards, then north of Ruset Peak turning east-southeastwards to leave the range southeast of Long Peak.

The feature is named after the settlement of Divdyadovo in northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Divdyadovo Glacier is centred at 78°46′20″S 83°58′00″W / 78.77222°S 83.96667°W / -78.77222; -83.96667. US mapping in 1988.

See also

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

  • Divdyadovo Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
  • Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
  • Divdyadovo 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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