Karasura Glacier

Karasura Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Карасура, romanized: lednik Karasura, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik kɐrɐˈsurɐ]) is the 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) wide glacier on the northeast side of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It drains the north slopes of Bergison Peak and the east slopes of Patmos Peak, flows northwards, leaves the range and enters the southeast flowing Nimitz Glacier.

Karasura Glacier
Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Karasura Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°48′42″S 85°47′50″W
Length4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Width1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusNimitz Glacier
Statusunknown
Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

The glacier is named after the ancient Roman and medieval settlement of Karasura in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Karasura Glacier is centred at 78°48′42″S 85°47′50″W. 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

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



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