Razboyna Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Razboyna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Разбойна, ‘Lednik Razboyna’ \'led-nik raz-'boy-na\) is the 6 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier in Petvar Heights on the southeast side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica situated north of Drama Glacier, east of Kornicker Glacier, and south of the lower course of Thomas Glacier. It is draining the north slopes of Bagra Peak, and flowing northeastwards to leave the range north of Long Peak.

The feature is named after the settlements of Razboyna in northeastern and southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Razboyna Glacier is centred at 78°42′20″S 84°21′00″W / 78.70556°S 84.35000°W / -78.70556; -84.35000Coordinates: 78°42′20″S 84°21′00″W / 78.70556°S 84.35000°W / -78.70556; -84.35000. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

Razboyna Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

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

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