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Nosei Glacier

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Nosei Glacier

Nosei Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Носеи, ‘Lednik Nosei’ \'led-nik 'no-se-i) is the steep 1.3 km long and 1 km wide glacier draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated east of upper Dalgopol Glacier, southeast of Kongur Glacier and southwest of Ritya Glacier, flows eastwards from a part of the main crest between Mezek Peak and Mount Christi, and enters the head of Pakusha Cove on Boyd Strait.

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The glacier is named after the settlement of Noseite in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Nosei Glacier is centred at 62°56′05″S 62°23′50″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010.

Maps

  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
  • 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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    Nosei Glacier Wikipedia
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