Nosei Glacier

Nosei Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Носеи, romanized: lednik Nosei, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈnɔsɛi]) is the steep 1.3 km long and 1 km wide glacier draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated east of upper Dalgopol Glacier, southeast of Kongur Glacier and southwest of Ritya Glacier, flows eastwards from a part of the main crest between Mezek Peak and Mount Christi, and enters the head of Pakusha Cove on Boyd Strait.

Nosei Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Nosei Glacier
Map showing the location of Nosei Glacier
Location of Nosei Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Nosei Glacier
Map showing the location of Nosei Glacier
Nosei Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationSmith Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates62°56′05″S 62°23′50″W
Length0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km; 0.81 mi)
Width0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPakusha Cove
Statusunknown
Topographic map of Smith Island.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Noseite in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Nosei Glacier is centred at 62°56′05″S 62°23′50″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010.

See also

Maps
  • Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
  • South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

References
The southeast side of Smith Island from Osmar Strait

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


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