Marla Glacier

Marla Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Марла, romanized: lednik Marla, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈmarɫɐ]) is a glacier 8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi) long and 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) wide on the northeast side of Detroit Plateau on the southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, situated south of Aitkenhead Glacier and north of Diplock Glacier. It is draining southeastwards along the east slopes of Povien Peak, then turning east between Mount Roberts and Bezenšek Spur, and flowing into Prince Gustav Channel in Weddell Sea.

Marla Glacier
Location of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Marla in Antarctica
LocationTrinity Peninsula
Coordinates63°00′30″S 58°53′00″W
Length8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Width1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPrince Gustav Channel
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after Marla River in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Marla Glacier is centred at 64°00′30″S 58°53′00″W.

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See also

Maps
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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


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