Rumyana Glacier Explained

Rumyana Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Type:tributary
Location:Ellsworth Land
Coordinates:-78.2667°N -85.8333°W
Thickness:unknown
Terminus:Ellen Glacier
Status:unknown

Rumyana Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Румяна|lednik Rumyana, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛdnik roˈmʲanɐ/) is the long and wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated northwest of Patton Glacier and southeast of Delyo Glacier. It drains the east slopes of Mount Giovinetto and the north slopes of Evans Peak, and flows northeastwards to join Ellen Glacier northwest of Mount Jumper.

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian woman rebel leader Rumyana Voyvoda (19th century).

Location

Rumyana Glacier is centred at -78.2667°N -85.8333°W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

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