Ranuli Ice Piedmont

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Ranuli Ice Piedmont (Bulgarian: ледник Ранули, ‘Lednik Ranuli’ \'led-nik ra-'nu-li\) is the glacier extending 13.5 km in south-southeast to north-northwest direction and 5.1 km in west-southwest to east-northeast direction on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the east slopes of Barnes Ridge to flow into Rutford Ice Stream to the east-northeast, Young Glacier to the north, and Ellen Glacier to the south.

The feature is named after the ancient town of Ranuli in southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Ranuli Ice Piedmont is located at 78°09′50″S 84°40′00″W / 78.16389°S 84.66667°W / -78.16389; -84.66667Coordinates: 78°09′50″S 84°40′00″W / 78.16389°S 84.66667°W / -78.16389; -84.66667. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Ranuli 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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