Divdyadovo Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Divdyadovo Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Дивдядово, ‘Lednik Divdyadovo’ \'led-nik div-'dya-do-vo\) is the 8 km long and 3 km wide glacier in Petvar Heights on the southeast side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica situated northeast of Carey Glacier and southeast of Drama Glacier. It is flowing northeastwards, then north of Ruset Peak turning east-southeastwards to leave the range southeast of Long Peak.

The feature is named after the settlement of Divdyadovo in northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Divdyadovo Glacier is centred at 78°46′20″S 83°58′00″W / 78.77222°S 83.96667°W / -78.77222; -83.96667Coordinates: 78°46′20″S 83°58′00″W / 78.77222°S 83.96667°W / -78.77222; -83.96667. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Divdyadovo 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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