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Boryana Glacier

Boryana Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Боряна, ‘Lednik Boryana’ \'led-nik bo-'rya-na) 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.

Contents

Map of Boryana Glacier, Antarctica

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.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
  • References

    Boryana Glacier Wikipedia