Fonfon Glacier

Fonfon Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Фонфон, romanized: lednik Fonfon, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik fonˈfɔn]) is the 4 km long and 2.3 km wide glacier on the east side of the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated north of Gerila Glacier and south of the head of Embree Glacier. The glacier drains the northeast slopes of the northern summit of Long Gables Peak and the southeast slopes of Mount Anderson, flows northeastwards and joins upper Ellen Glacier southeast of Eyer Peak.

Fonfon Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Fonfon Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°11′00″S 86°01′50″W
Length	2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Width	1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ellen Glacier
Status	unknown

Map of Sentinel Range.

The glacier is named after the Fonfon locality on Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria.

Location

Fonfon Glacier is centred at 78°11′00″S 86°01′50″W. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

• Fonfon Glacier SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Fonfon Glacier. Copernix satellite image

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.