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Valoga Glacier

Coordinates: 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W / -78.40833; -84.46667
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Valoga Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map showing the location of Valoga Glacier
Map showing the location of Valoga Glacier
Location of Valoga Glacier in Antarctica
LocationSentinel Range
Coordinates78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W / -78.40833; -84.46667
Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thicknessunknown
Statusunknown
Sentinel Range map.

Valoga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Валога, romanizedlednik Valoga, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ vɐˈɫɔɡɐ]) is the glacier extending 8 km in southwest-northeast direction and 4 km in southeast-northwest direction in Flowers Hills on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows northwestwards into Hansen Glacier.

The feature is named after Valoga Cave in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

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Valoga Glacier is centred at 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W / -78.40833; -84.46667. US mapping in 1988.

See also

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Maps

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  • 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

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