Stob Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Стоб, romanized: lednik Stob, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈstɔp]) is the 16 km long and 13 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated southwest of Chuchuliga Glacier, east-southeast of Somers Glacier and south-southeast of Talbot Glacier. It is draining from the slopes of Bruce Plateau north of Bersin Ridge, and flowing eastwards to join Crane Glacier.
The feature is named after the settlement of Stob in western Bulgaria.
Location edit
Stob Glacier is located at 65°26′40″S 63°03′00″W / 65.44444°S 63.05000°W. British mapping in 1976.
Maps edit
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References edit
- Stob Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Stob Glacier
- Stob Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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