Gabare Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Gabare Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Габаре, ‘Lednik Gabare’ \'led-nik 'ga-ba-re\) is the 9 km long and 2.6 km wide glacier in Petvar Heights on the southeast side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica situated northwest of Divdyadovo Glacier, northeast of the head of Carey Glacier, and southeast of Drama Glacier. It is flowing eastwards to leave the range east-southeast of Long Peak.

The feature is named after the settlement of Gabare in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Gabare Glacier is centred at 78°44′20″S 84°04′20″W / 78.73889°S 84.07222°W / -78.73889; -84.07222Coordinates: 78°44′20″S 84°04′20″W / 78.73889°S 84.07222°W / -78.73889; -84.07222. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Gabare Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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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