Boryana Glacier

Boryana Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Боряна, romanized: lednik Boryana, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ boˈrʲanɐ]) is the 11 km long and 3.2 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica situated west-southwest of Desudava Glacier and northeast of Darvari Glacier. It is draining the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flowing between Rice Bastion and Gusla Peak, then turning southwards to enter Mundraga Bay between Desudava Glacier and Darvari Glacier.

Boryana Glacier
Location of Nordenskjöld Coast in the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Boryana Glacier
Map showing the location of Boryana Glacier
Location of Boryana Glacier in Antarctica
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates64°27′40″S 60°14′10″W
Length6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Width2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusMundraga Bay
Statusunknown

The feature is named after the settlement of Boryana in northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Boryana Glacier is centred at 64°27′40″S 60°14′10″W. British mapping in 1978.

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

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


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