Lardeya Ice Piedmont

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

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.

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 / 78.34167°S 54.33333°W / -78.34167; -54.33333Coordinates: 78°20′30″S 54°20′00″W / 78.34167°S 54.33333°W / -78.34167; -54.33333. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Lardeya Ice Piedmont. 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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