Anchialus Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Anchialus Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Анхиало, ‘Lednik Anchialus’ \'led-nik an-hi-'a-lo\) is the 8.5 km long and 3.4 km wide glacier in Sostra Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated north of lower Embree Glacier, east of Sabazios Glacier, south of lower Newcomer Glacier and northwest of Vit Ice Piedmont. The glacier drains the northeast slopes of Mount Malone and the west slopes of Bracken Peak, flows northwards and joins Newcomer Glacier east of Mount Lanning.

The glacier is named after the ancient town of Anchialus in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Anchialus Glacier is centred at 77°51′50″S 85°24′30″W / 77.86389°S 85.40833°W / -77.86389; -85.40833Coordinates: 77°51′50″S 85°24′30″W / 77.86389°S 85.40833°W / -77.86389; -85.40833. US mapping in 1961.

Maps

Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Anchialus Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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