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Marsa Glacier

Coordinates: 78°01′50″S 85°41′40″W / 78.03056°S 85.69444°W / -78.03056; -85.69444
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Marsa Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Marsa Glacier
Map showing the location of Marsa Glacier
Location of Marsa Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°01′50″S 85°41′40″W / 78.03056°S 85.69444°W / -78.03056; -85.69444
Length2.7 nautical miles (5.0 km; 3.1 mi)
Width0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusEmbree Glacier
Statusunknown
Map of Sentinel Range.

Marsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Марса, romanizedlednik Marsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈmarsɐ]) is the 5 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier in Bangey Heights on the east side of the main ridge of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Patleyna Glacier and northwest of the head of Padala Glacier. The glacier drains the north slopes of Golemani Peak, flows north-northwestwards between Oreshak Peak and Fucha Peak, and joins Embree Glacier west of Mount Schmid.

The glacier is named after the medieval settlement of Marsa in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

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Marsa Glacier is centred at 78°01′50″S 85°41′40″W / 78.03056°S 85.69444°W / -78.03056; -85.69444. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

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Maps

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  • 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

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