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Sirma Glacier

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Sirma Glacier

Sirma Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Сирма, ‘Lednik Sirma’ \'led-nik 'sir-ma) is the 7 km long and 4 km wide glacier on the west side of Owen Ridge in southern Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, situated south of Bolgrad Glacier, and flowing west-southwestwards from Mount Southwick, Mount Milton and Mount Inderbitzen to leave the range and join Nimitz Glacier northwest of Modren Peak.

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Map of Sirma Glacier, Antarctica

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian woman rebel leader Sirma Voyvoda (1773-1858).

Location

Sirma Glacier is centred at 78°47′00″S 85°04′40″W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • References

    Sirma Glacier Wikipedia