Strinava Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Strinava Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Стринава, ‘Lednik Strinava’ \'led-nik stri-'na-va\) is the 6 km long and 3 km wide glacier in Sullivan Heights on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the northeast slopes of Mount Farrell and the southeast slopes of the ridge of Mount Levack, and flowing eastwards from Zmeevo Pass to join Dater Glacier west of Dickey Peak in Flowers Hills.

The feature is named after the medieval fortress of Strinava in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Strinava Glacier is located at 78°20′50″S 84°51′10″W / 78.34722°S 84.85278°W / -78.34722; -84.85278Coordinates: 78°20′50″S 84°51′10″W / 78.34722°S 84.85278°W / -78.34722; -84.85278. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Strinava 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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