Anchialus Glacier

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

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

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Place ID: 19464
Name ID: 137815

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 8.5 km long and 3.4 km wide glacier in Sostra Heights on the E side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated N of lower Embree Glacier, E of Sabazios Glacier, S of lower Newcomer Glacier and NW of Vit Ice Piedmont. Drains the NE slopes of Mount Malone and the W slopes of Bracken Peak, flows northwards and joins Newcomer Glacier E of Mount Lanning. US mapping in 1961. Named after the ancient town of Anchialus in Southeastern Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
77° 51' 50.0" S
-77.86389°
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Longitude:
85° 24' 30.0" W
-85.40833°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
3-Jan-2014

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