Rumyana Glacier

Rumyana Glacier
Rumyana Glacier
	Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
	Location of Rumyana Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°16′00″S 85°50′00″W
Length	6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Width	2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ellen Glacier
Status	unknown

Rumyana Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Румяна, romanized: lednik Rumyana, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik roˈmʲanɐ]) is the 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated northwest of Patton Glacier and southeast of Delyo Glacier. It drains the east slopes of Mount Giovinetto and the north slopes of Evans Peak, and flows northeastwards to join Ellen Glacier northwest of Mount Jumper.

Sentinel Range map

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian woman rebel leader Rumyana Voyvoda (19th century).

Location

Rumyana Glacier is centred at 78°16′00″S 85°50′00″W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

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.

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

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