Padala Glacier

Padala Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Падала, romanized: lednik Padala, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik pɐˈdaɫɐ]) is the 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) long and 2.4 nautical miles (4.4 km; 2.8 mi) wide glacier in Bangey Heights on the east side of the main ridge of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northwest of Kopsis Glacier and east-southeast of Marsa Glacier. The glacier drains the northeast slopes of Bezden Peak and the southeast slopes of Golemani Peak, flows northeastwards and joins Embree Glacier northwest of Mount Hleven.

Padala Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Padala Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°02′40″S 85°31′00″W
Length	5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi)
Width	2.4 nautical miles (4.4 km; 2.8 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Embree Glacier
Status	unknown

Map of Sentinel Range.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Padala in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Padala Glacier is centred at 78°02′40″S 85°31′00″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

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

External links

• Padala Glacier. Copernix satellite image

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