Rumyana Glacier
Rumyana Glacier (Template:Lang-bg, ‘Lednik Rumyana’ \'led-nik ru-'mya-na\) is the 11 km long and 4 km wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated northwest of Patton Glacier and southeast of Delyo Glacier. It drains the east slopes of Mount Giovinetto and the north slopes of Evans Peak, and flows northeastwards to join Ellen Glacier northwest of Mount Jumper.
The glacier is named after the Bulgarian woman rebel leader Rumyana Voyvoda (19th century).
Location
Rumyana Glacier is centred at 78°16′00″S 85°50′00″W / 78.26667°S 85.83333°W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
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
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Rumyana Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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