Obelya Glacier
Obelya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Обеля, romanized: lednik Obelya, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik oˈbɛʎɐ]) is the 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km; 5.3 mi) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) wide glacier on the east side of southern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated south of Remington Glacier, and flowing southeastwards along the southwest side of Johnson Spur and east of Mount Benson to join Thomas Glacier.
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| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°37′00″S 84°23′00″W |
| Length | 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km; 5.3 mi) |
| Width | 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Thomas Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Sentinel Range map.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Obelya in Western Bulgaria, now part of the city of Sofia.
Location
Obelya Glacier is centred at 78°37′00″S 84°23′00″W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
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
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Obelya Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Obelya 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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