Glazne Buttress
Glazne Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Глазне, ‘Rid Glazne’ \'rid gla-'zne\) is the ice-covered buttress descending from elevation 1730 to 300 m[1] in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land. It is situated between Arrol Icefall and upper Aleksiev Glacier, and has precipitous, partly ice-free northeast and south slopes. The feature is named after Glazne River in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location[edit]
Glazne Buttress is located at 64°35′10″S 60°38′40″W / 64.58611°S 60.64444°W, which is 13.7 km west-southwest of the summit of Kableshkov Ridge, 13.8 km west of Spoluka Point, 9.85 km north of Papiya Nunatak, and 9.7 km east-southeast of Konstantin Buttress. British mapping in 1978.
Maps[edit]
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References[edit]
- Glazne Buttress. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[edit]
- Glazne Buttress. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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