Blagun Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Благун, romanized: lednik Blagun, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ bɫɐˈɡun]) is the 13 km long and 2.3 km wide glacier on Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, situated southwest of Dolie Glacier and northeast of Peyna Glacier. It flows northwestwards between Lane Ridge and Hodge Ridge, and joins Wilkinson Glacier.
| Blagun Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Pernik Peninsula on Loubet Coast, Antarctic Peninsula | |
  Location of Blagun Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Graham Land |
| Coordinates | 66°51′00″S 66°03′20″W / 66.85000°S 66.05556°W |
| Length | 7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Wilkinson Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the settlement of Blagun in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
editBlagun Glacier is centred at 66°51′00″S 66°03′20″W / 66.85000°S 66.05556°W. British mapping in 1976.
See also
editMaps
edit- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
References
edit- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Blagun Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
edit- Blagun Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
