Padala Glacier

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Padala Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Padala Glacier
Map showing the location of Padala Glacier
Location of Padala Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°02′40″S 85°31′00″W / 78.04444°S 85.51667°W / -78.04444; -85.51667
Length5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi)
Width2.4 nautical miles (4.4 km; 2.8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusEmbree Glacier
Statusunknown
Map of Sentinel Range.

Padala Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Падала, romanizedlednik Padala, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik pɐˈdaɫɐ]) is the 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) long and 2.4 nautical miles (4.4 km; 2.8 mi) 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 northwest of Kopsis Glacier and east-southeast of Marsa Glacier. The glacier drains the northeast slopes of Bezden Peak and the southeast slopes of Golemani Peak, flows northeastwards and joins Embree Glacier northwest of Mount Hleven.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Padala in Western Bulgaria.

Location[edit]

Padala Glacier is centred at 78°02′40″S 85°31′00″W / 78.04444°S 85.51667°W / -78.04444; -85.51667. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

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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.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.