Berisad Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Berisad Glacier
Map showing the location of Berisad Glacier
Location of Berisad Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°25′20″S 84°51′50″W / 78.42222°S 84.86389°W / -78.42222; -84.86389
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDater Glacier
Statusunknown
Sentinel Range map.

Berisad Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берисад, romanized: lednik Berisad, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈbɛrisɐt]) is a glacier 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) long and 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) wide in Veregava Ridge, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows north-northwestwards from Kushla Peak to join Dater Glacier northeast of Sipey Bluff.[1]

The glacier is named after the Thracian king Berisad, 358-352 BC.

Location

Berisad Glacier is centred at 78°25′20″S 84°51′50″W / 78.42222°S 84.86389°W / -78.42222; -84.86389. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

See also

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.

Notes

  1. Berisad Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

References

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


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