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Chernomen Glacier

Chernomen Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Черномен, ‘Lednik Chernomen’ \'led-nik cher-no-'men) is the 5.6 km long and 2.2 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated south-southwest of Butamya Glacier and west-southwest of Talev Glacier. It drains northwestwards, and flows into Leroux Bay southeast of Eijkman Point.

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Map of Chernomen Glacier, Antarctica

The glacier is named after the settlement of Chernomen in medieval Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Chernomen Glacier is centred at 65°38′30″S 64°02′50″W. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
  • References

    Chernomen Glacier Wikipedia


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