| Shterna Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Location of Shterna in Antarctica | |
| Location | Palmer Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 63°59′45″S 61°53′10″W / 63.99583°S 61.88611°W |
| Length | 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi) |
| Width | 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Boisguehenneuc Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Shterna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Щерна, romanized: lednik Shterna, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈʃtɛrnɐ]) is the glacier extending 3.6 km in east-west direction and 2.2 km in north-south direction on Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Sigmen Glacier, draining the north slopes of Brugmann Mountains and flowing northwards into Boisguehenneuc Bay.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Shterna in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Shterna Glacier is centred at 63°59′45″S 61°53′10″W / 63.99583°S 61.88611°W. British mapping in 1978.
See also
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, 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.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Shterna Glacier SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Shterna 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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