Bersame Glacier
Glacier in South Shetland Islands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glacier in South Shetland Islands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bersame Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берсаме, romanized: lednik Bersame, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈbɛrsɐmɛ]) is the 2.4 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier on the west side of Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated northeast of Giridava Glacier. It drains the slopes of Mount Llana, flows northwestwards and enters the Southern Ocean northeast of the terminus of Giridava Glacier.
Bersame Glacier | |
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Location of Bersame Glacier in Antarctica | |
Location | Clarence Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 61°14′50″S 54°09′00″W |
Length | 1.3 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
Width | 0.8 nmi (1 km; 1 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | Giridava Glacier |
Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the Thracian settlement of Bersame in Southeastern Bulgaria.
Bersame Glacier is centred at 61°14′50″S 54°09′00″W. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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