Rumyana Glacier

Rumyana Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Румяна, romanized: lednik Rumyana, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik roˈmʲanɐ]) is the 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated northwest of Patton Glacier and southeast of Delyo Glacier. It drains the east slopes of Mount Giovinetto and the north slopes of Evans Peak, and flows northeastwards to join Ellen Glacier northwest of Mount Jumper.

Rumyana Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Rumyana Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°16′00″S 85°50′00″W
Length	6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Width	2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Ellen Glacier
Status	unknown

Sentinel Range map

The glacier is named after the Bulgarian woman rebel leader Rumyana Voyvoda (19th century).

Location

Rumyana Glacier is centred at 78°16′00″S 85°50′00″W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 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

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

External links

• Rumyana Glacier. Copernix satellite image

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