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Chumerna Glacier

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Chumerna Glacier

Chumerna Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Чумерна, ‘Lednik Chumerna’ \'led-nik chu-'mer-na) is the 2.2 km long and 1.9 km wide glacier draining the north slopes of Stavertsi Ridge on Albena Peninsula, Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It flows northeastwards to enter the channel between Brabant Island and Liège Island east of Hales Peak.

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Map of Chumerna Glacier, Antarctica

The glacier is named after Chumerna Peak in eastern Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.

Location

Chumerna Glacier is centred at 64°08′10″S 62°06′20″W. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
  • Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.

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    Chumerna Glacier Wikipedia
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