Yamen Glacier Explained

Yamen Glacier
Map:Antarctica
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Location:Gromshin Heights
Sentinel Range
Ellsworth Land
Coordinates:-77.6389°N -85.5167°W
Length:5.4nmi
Width:2nmi
Thickness:unknown
Status:unknown

Yamen Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Ямен|lednik Yamen, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈlɛdnik ˈjamɛn/) is the 10 km long and 4 km wide glacier in Gromshin Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Vicha Glacier. The glacier drains northeastwards along the north slopes of Branishte Peak and joins Rutford Ice Stream.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Yamen in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Yamen Glacier is centred at -77.6389°N -85.5167°W. US mapping in 1961.

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