Stob Glacier
Stob Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Стоб, romanized: lednik Stob, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈstɔp]) is the 16 km long and 13 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated southwest of Chuchuliga Glacier, east-southeast of Somers Glacier and south-southeast of Talbot Glacier. It is draining from the slopes of Bruce Plateau north of Bersin Ridge, and flowing eastwards to join Crane Glacier.
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Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the settlement of Stob in western Bulgaria.
Location
Stob Glacier is located at 65°26′40″S 63°03′00″W. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Stob Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137432 Stob Glacier
- Stob 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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