Name details

Djerassi Glacier

Djerassi Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Djerassi Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 136910

Feature type: Glacier ( 12)

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The 2.8 km long and 1 km wide steep valley glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, situated S of Gorichane Glacier, W of the head of Malpighi Glacier, NW of the head of Mackenzie Glacier and NNE of Pirogov Glacier. Drains the W slopes of Harvey Heights and the N slopes of Mount Parry, and flows northwestwards into Lanusse Bay N of Venchan Peak. Named after the Bulgarian-American Carl Djerassi (1923-2015), a co-inventor of the oral contraceptive pill.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 14' 10.0" S
-64.23611°
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Longitude:
62° 26' 00.0" W
-62.43333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Nov-2009

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