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Lardeya Ice Piedmont

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Lardeya Ice Piedmont

Lardeya Ice Piedmont (Bulgarian: ледник Лардея, ‘Lednik Lardeya’ \'led-nik lar-'de-ya) is the glacier extending 16 km in north-south direction and 7.5 km in east-west direction on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the northeast slopes of Flowers Hills to flow into Rutford Ice Stream to the east-northeast and Ellen Glacier to the north.

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Map of Lardeya Ice Piedmont, Antarctica

The feature is named after the medieval fortress of Lardeya in southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Lardeya Ice Piedmont is centred at 78°20′30″S 54°20′00″W. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • References

    Lardeya Ice Piedmont Wikipedia