Gramada Glacier

Gramada Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Грамада, romanized: lednik Gramada, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ɡrɐˈmadɐ]) is a 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Riggs Peak, southeast of Madan Saddle and south of Neofit Peak. It is situated southwest of Armira Glacier and northeast of Letnitsa Glacier, and flows southeastward into Brashlyan Cove on Osmar Strait. The glacier is named after the town of Gramada in northwestern Bulgaria.

Gramada Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Gramada Glacier in Antarctica Gramada Glacier (Antarctica)
Location	Smith Island South Shetland Islands
Coordinates	63°02′05″S 62°34′34″W
Length	1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Brashlyan Cove
Status	unknown

Topographic map of Smith Island

Location

Gramada glacier is centred at 63°02′05″S 62°34′34″W. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
• South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

External links

• Gramada Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Gramada Glacier. Copernix satellite image

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

The southeast side of Smith Island from Osmar Strait