Skaklya Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Skaklya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Скакля, ‘Lednik Skaklya’ \'led-nik 'skak-lya\) is the 5 km long and 2.4 km wide glacier on the east side of the main crest of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northwest of Zhenda Glacier and southeast of the head of Vidul Glacier. The glacier drains the south slopes of Mount Reimer and the north slopes of Blenika Peak, flows east-northeastwards and together with Zhenda Glacier joins Sabazios Glacier west of Mount Lanning in Sostra Heights.

The glacier is named after Skaklya Waterfall in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Skaklya Glacier is centred at 77°51′00″S 86°02′00″W / 77.85000°S 86.03333°W / -77.85000; -86.03333Coordinates: 77°51′00″S 86°02′00″W / 77.85000°S 86.03333°W / -77.85000; -86.03333. US mapping in 1961.

Maps

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 upgraded and updated.

References

Skaklya Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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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