Orizari Glacier
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| Orizari Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica | |
  Location of Orizari Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W |
| Length | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
| Width | 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Dater Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Orizari Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Оризари, romanized: lednik Orizari, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik oriˈzari]) is the 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) wide glacier in Veregava Ridge on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the north slopes of Mount Waldron, and flowing north-northwestwards to join Dater Glacier west of Sipey Bluff.
The feature is named after the settlements of Orizari in southern Bulgaria.
Location[edit]
Orizari Glacier is centred at 78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°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]
- Orizari Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[edit]
- Orizari 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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