Marsa Glacier

Glacier in Antarctica

78°01′50″S 85°41′40″W / 78.03056°S 85.69444°W / -78.03056; -85.69444Length2.7 nautical miles (5.0 km; 3.1 mi)Width0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi)ThicknessunknownTerminusEmbree GlacierStatusunknown
Map of Sentinel Range.

Marsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Марса, romanized: lednik Marsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈmarsɐ]) is the 5 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier in Bangey Heights on the east side of the main ridge of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Patleyna Glacier and northwest of the head of Padala Glacier. The glacier drains the north slopes of Golemani Peak, flows north-northwestwards between Oreshak Peak and Fucha Peak, and joins Embree Glacier west of Mount Schmid.

The glacier is named after the medieval settlement of Marsa in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Marsa Glacier is centred at 78°01′50″S 85°41′40″W / 78.03056°S 85.69444°W / -78.03056; -85.69444. US mapping in 1961 and 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

  • Marsa 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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