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Orizari Glacier

Coordinates: 78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W / -78.43611; -84.93333
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Orizari Glacier
Location of Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Orizari Glacier
Map showing the location of Orizari Glacier
Location of Orizari Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W / -78.43611; -84.93333
Length3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Width0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDater Glacier
Statusunknown
Sentinel Range map.

Orizari Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Оризари, romanizedlednik Orizari, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik oriˈzari]) is the 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) wide glacier in Veregava Ridge on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the north slopes of Mount Waldron, and flowing north-northwestwards to join Dater Glacier west of Sipey Bluff.

The feature is named after the settlements of Orizari in southern Bulgaria.

Location

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Orizari Glacier is centred at 78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W / -78.43611; -84.93333. US mapping in 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.