Gabare Glacier
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| Gabare Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica | |
  Location of Gabare Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°44′20″S 84°04′20″W / 78.73889°S 84.07222°W |
| Length | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Width | 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | east southeast of Long Peak |
| Status | unknown |
Gabare Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Габаре, romanized: lednik Gabare, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈɡabɐrɛ]) is the 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) wide glacier in Petvar Heights on the southeast side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica situated northwest of Divdyadovo Glacier, northeast of the head of Carey Glacier, and southeast of Drama Glacier. It is flowing eastwards to leave the range east-southeast of Long Peak.
The feature is named after the settlement of Gabare in northwestern Bulgaria.
Location[edit]
Gabare Glacier is centred at 78°44′20″S 84°04′20″W / 78.73889°S 84.07222°W. US mapping in 1988.
See also[edit]
Maps[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Gabare Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[edit]
- Gabare 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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