Gerila Glacier | |
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Location of Gerila Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Ellsworth Land |
Coordinates | 78°12′25″S 86°02′00″W / 78.20694°S 86.03333°W |
Length | 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) |
Width | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Ellen Glacier |
Status | unknown |
Gerila Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Герила, romanized: lednik Gerila, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ɡɛˈriɫɐ]) is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) wide glacier on the east side of the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated north of Burdenis Glacier and south of Fonfon Glacier. The glacier drains the saddle of the twin peak of Long Gables, flows northeastwards and together with Delyo Glacier and Burdenis Glacier joins upper Ellen Glacier north of Bruguière Peak.
The glacier is named after Gerila River in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Gerila Glacier is centred at 78°12′25″S 86°02′00″W / 78.20694°S 86.03333°W. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.
See also
Maps
- 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.
References
- Gerila Glacier SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Gerila Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.