Vicha Glacier
Vicha Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Вича, romanized: lednik Vicha, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈvit͡ʃɐ]) is the 27 km long and 6 km wide glacier in Gromshin Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Newcomer Glacier and southwest of Yamen Glacier. The glacier drains southwards along the east slopes of Mount Ulmer and Mount Ojakangas, then turns southeast at Mount Washburn, flows east of Mount Cornwell and Mount Warren, and southwest of Branishte Peak, and together with Newcomer Glacier joins Rutford Ice Stream south of Foros Spur.[1]
| Vicha Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica. | |
  Location of Vicha Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Sentinel Range |
| Coordinates | 77°41′S 85°50′W |
| Length | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Width | 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Vicha in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Vicha Glacier is centred at 77°41′00″S 85°50′00″W. US mapping in 1961.
Maps
- Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (Bulgarian)
- Basic data (English)
External links
- Vicha Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.