Musina Glacier
Musina Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Мусина, romanized: lednik Musina, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈmusinɐ]) is the 7 km long and 3.5 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated south of Green Glacier and north of Evans Glacier. Draining eastwards between the two principal branches of Rugate Ridge to flow into Vaughan Inlet, Weddell Sea.
Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the settlement of Musina in northern Bulgaria.
Location
Musina Glacier is centred at 65°01′30″S 61°51′00″W.
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
- Musina Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Musina 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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