Brenitsa Glacier
| Brenitsa Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula | |
  Location of Brenitsa Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Graham Land |
| Coordinates | 64°53′10″S 61°29′50″W / 64.88611°S 61.49722°W |
| Length | 7 nmi (13 km; 8 mi) |
| Width | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Vaughan Inlet |
| Status | unknown |
Brenitsa Glacier (Template:Lang-bg, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ brɛˈnit͡sɐ]) is the 14 km long and 4.5 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated southwest of Drygalski Glacier, west of Rogosh Glacier and east of Hektoria Glacier. Draining southwards from the south slopes of Foster Plateau east of Mount Quandary to flow into Vaughan Inlet, Weddell Sea next east of Hektoria Glacier.
The feature is named after the settlements of Brenitsa in northern and northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Brenitsa Glacier is centred at 64°53′10″S 61°29′50″W / 64.88611°S 61.49722°W. British mapping in 1974.
See also
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Brenitsa Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (Bulgarian9
- Basic data (English)
External links
- Brenitsa Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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