Butamya Glacier

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Butamya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Бутамя, ‘Lednik Butamya’ \'led-nik bu-ta-'mya) is the 6.9 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated northwest of Talev Glacier and north-northeast of Chernomen Glacier. It drains northwards, and flows into Beascochea Bay.

Map of Butamya Glacier, Antarctica

The glacier is named after the seaside locality of Butamya in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Butamya Glacier is centred at 65°36′00″S 64°00′00″W. British mapping in 1971 and 1976.

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.

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

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