Berisad Glacier
| Berisad Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica | |
  Location of Berisad Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°25′20″S 84°51′50″W / 78.42222°S 84.86389°W |
| Length | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Dater Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Berisad Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берисад, romanized: lednik Berisad, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈbɛrisɐt]) is a glacier 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) long and 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) wide in Veregava Ridge, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows north-northwestwards from Kushla Peak to join Dater Glacier northeast of Sipey Bluff.[1]
The glacier is named after the Thracian king Berisad, 358-352 BC.
Location
[edit]Berisad Glacier is centred at 78°25′20″S 84°51′50″W / 78.42222°S 84.86389°W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
[edit]Maps
[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.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Berisad Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
References
[edit]- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
[edit]- Berisad 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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