Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Balanstra Glacier (BGR) | 64° 19' 30.0" S | 62° 18' 20.0" W | Glacier |
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Name ID: 137959
Place ID: 19584
The 12 km long and 4 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, situated NE of Hippocrates Glacier and SW of Mackenzie Glacier. Drains the SE slopes of Stribog Mountains, flows east-southeastwards and enters Pampa Passage S of Momino Point and N of Pinel Point. British mapping in 1980 and 2008. Named after the ancient Roman station of Balanstra in Western Bulgaria. |
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