Valoga Glacier

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Valoga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Валога, ‘Lednik Valoga’ \'led-nik va-'lo-ga\) is the glacier extending 8 km in southwest-northeast direction and 4 km in southeast-northwest direction in Flowers Hills on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows northwestwards into Hansen Glacier.

The feature is named after Valoga Cave in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Valoga Glacier is centred at 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W / -78.40833; -84.46667Coordinates: 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W / -78.40833; -84.46667. US mapping in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Valoga 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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