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Banari Glacier

Banari Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Банари, ‘Lednik Banari’ \'led-nik ba-'na-ri) is the 1.75 km long and 1.15 km wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north-northeast of Orcho Glacier. It flows northeastwards and enters Smith Cove.

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

Location

Banari Glacier is centred at 61°10′35″S 54°03′50″W. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 61 54. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1972.
  • South Shetland Islands: Elephant, Clarence and Gibbs Islands. Scale 1:220000 topographic map. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2009.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

    • References

    Banari Glacier Wikipedia
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