Butamya Glacier

Butamya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Бутамя, romanized: lednik Butamya, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ botɐˈmʲa]) is the 6.9 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated northwest of Talev Glacier and north-northeast of Chernomen Glacier. It drains northwards, and flows into Beascochea Bay.

Butamya Glacier
Location of Barison Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Butamya Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates65°36′S 64°00′W
Length6.9 km (4.3 mi)
Width2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBeascochea Bay
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after the seaside locality of Butamya in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Butamya Glacier is centred at 65°36′00″S 64°00′00″W. British mapping in 1971 and 1976.

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See also

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

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



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