Valoga Glacier | |
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Location of Valoga Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Sentinel Range |
Coordinates | 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W |
Length | 8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Status | unknown |
Valoga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Валога, romanized: lednik Valoga, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ vɐˈɫɔɡɐ]) is the glacier extending 8 km in southwest-northeast direction and 4 km in southeast-northwest direction in Flowers Hills on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows northwestwards into Hansen Glacier.
The feature is named after Valoga Cave in northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Valoga Glacier is centred at 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W. US mapping in 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
- Valoga Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Valoga 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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