Sinion Glacier
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Sinion Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Синион, romanized: lednik Sinion, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik siniˈɔn]) is the 6 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land situated southwest of Zaychar Glacier and north of Akaga Glacier. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, and flows east-southeastwards along the south slopes of Kableshkov Ridge to enter Odrin Bay in Weddell Sea. The feature is named after the Bulgar ruler Sinion (6th century).
Location[edit]
Sinion Glacier is located at 64°32′40″S 60°26′50″W / 64.54444°S 60.44722°W. 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.
References[edit]
- Sinion Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[edit]
- Sinion Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.