Akaga Glacier

Coordinates: 64°33′50″S 60°27′40″W / 64.56389°S 60.46111°W / -64.56389; -60.46111
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Akaga Glacier
Location of Nordenskjöld on the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Akaga Glacier
Map showing the location of Akaga Glacier
Location of Akaga Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates64°33′50″S 60°27′40″W / 64.56389°S 60.46111°W / -64.56389; -60.46111
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusWeddell Sea
Statusunknown

Akaga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Акага, romanizedlednik Akaga, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ɐˈkaɡɐ]) is the 5.7 km long and 2.2 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land situated south of Sinion Glacier and north of the glacier featuring Arrol Icefall. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flows east-southeastwards and enters Odrin Bay in Weddell Sea. The feature is named after the Bulgar woman ruler Akaga (6th century).

Location[edit]

Akaga Glacier is located at 64°33′50″S 60°27′40″W / 64.56389°S 60.46111°W / -64.56389; -60.46111. British mapping in 1978.

See also[edit]

Maps[edit]

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.