Glacier in Antarctica
Sentinel Range map.
Obelya Glacier (Bulgarian : ледник Обеля , romanized : lednik Obelya , IPA: [ˈlɛdnik oˈbɛʎɐ] ) is the 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km; 5.3 mi) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) wide glacier on the east side of southern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains , Antarctica , situated south of Remington Glacier , and flowing southeastwards along the southwest side of Johnson Spur and east of Mount Benson to join Thomas Glacier .
The glacier is named after the settlement of Obelya in Western Bulgaria, now part of the city of Sofia .
Location
Obelya Glacier is centred at 78°37′00″S 84°23′00″W / 78.61667°S 84.38333°W / -78.61667; -84.38333 . US mapping in 1961, updated 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
External links
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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