Balanstra_Glacier

Balanstra Glacier

Balanstra Glacier

Glacier in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica

Balanstra Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Баланстра, romanized: lednik Balanstra, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ bɐˈɫanstrɐ]) is the 12 km long and 4 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica situated northeast of Hippocrates Glacier and southwest of Mackenzie Glacier. It drains the southeast slopes of Stribog Mountains, flows east-southeastwards and enters Pampa Passage south of Momino Point and north of Pinel Point.

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The glacier is named after the ancient Roman station of Balanstra in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Balanstra Glacier is centred at 64°19′30″S 62°18′20″W. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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References

Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Stribog Mountains occupy most of the central and the right, near part of the island.

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


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