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Glazne Buttress

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Glazne Buttress

Glazne Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Глазне, ‘Rid Glazne’ \'rid gla-'zne) is the ice-covered buttress rising to 1650 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land. It is situated between Arrol Icefall and upper Aleksiev Glacier, and has precipitous, partly ice-free northeast and south slopes. The feature is named after Glazne River in Southwestern Bulgaria.

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Map of Glazne Buttress, Antarctica

Location

Glazne Buttress is located at 64°35′10″S 60°38′40″W, which is 13.7 km west-southwest of the summit of Kableshkov Ridge, 13.8 km west of Spoluka Point, 9.85 km north of Papiya Nunatak, and 9.7 km east-southeast of Konstantin Buttress. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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    Glazne Buttress Wikipedia
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