Patleyna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Патлейна, romanized: lednik Patleyna, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik patˈlɛjnɐ]) is the 3.4 nautical miles (6.3 km; 3.9 mi) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated north of the upper course of Ellen Glacier. It is draining the east slopes of Mount Todd and the north slopes of Chepino Saddle, and flowing north-northwestwards to join Embree Glacier southeast of Mount Goldthwait and west of Oreshak Peak.
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Type | tributary |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 78°03′50″S 85°47′20″W / 78.06389°S 85.78889°W |
Length | 3.4 nautical miles (6.3 km; 3.9 mi) |
Width | 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Embree Glacier |
Status | unknown |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vinson-Map.jpg/280px-Vinson-Map.jpg)
The glacier is named after the nature reserve of Patleyna in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
editPatleyna Glacier is centred at 78°03′50″S 85°47′20″W / 78.06389°S 85.78889°W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
editMaps
edit- 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
edit- Patleyna Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Patleyna Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.