Banari_Glacier

Banari Glacier

Banari Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Банари, romanized: lednik Banari, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ bɐˈnari]) is the 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long and 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north-northeast of Orcho Glacier. It flows northeastwards and enters Smith Cove.

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Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles; Dobrodan Glacier and Highton Glacier surmounted by Urda Ridge; Treskavets Glacier, Orcho Glacier and Banari Glacier surmounted by Ravelin Ridge; and Cape Lloyd

The glacier is named after the settlement of Banari in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Banari Glacier is centred at 61°10′35″S 54°03′50″W. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

See also

Maps

References

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



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