Vit Ice Piedmont (Bulgarian: ледник Вит, romanizedlednik Vit, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈvit]) is the glacier extending 12 km in north-south direction and 6 km in east-west direction in Sostra Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated north of the end of Embree Glacier, east of Bracken Peak, southwest of Anchialus Glacier and south of the end of Newcomer Glacier. The glacier flows eastwards into Rutford Ice Stream.

Vit Ice Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map showing the location of Vit Ice Glacier
Map showing the location of Vit Ice Glacier
Location of Vit Ice Glacier in Antarctica
LocationSentinel Range
Coordinates77°54′00″S 85°11′30″W / 77.90000°S 85.19167°W / -77.90000; -85.19167
Length6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Width3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown
Map of northern Sentinel Range.

The glacier is named after Vit River in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

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Vit Ice Piedmont is centred at 77°54′00″S 85°11′30″W / 77.90000°S 85.19167°W / -77.90000; -85.19167. US mapping in 1961.

See also

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Maps

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  • Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
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