Berisad glacier
| Berisad glacier | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| length | 4.5 km | |
| width | Max. 1.5 km | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 25 '20 " S , 84 ° 51' 50" W | |
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| drainage | Dater Glacier | |
The Berisad Glacier ( Bulgarian ледник Берисад lednik Berissad ) is a 4.5 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the central Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, it flows from Kushla Peak in Veregava Ridge in a north-northwest direction to the Dater Glacier , which it reaches northeast of Sipey Peak .
American scientists mapped it in 1988. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2011 after Berisad , King of the Thracians from 358 BC. BC to 352 BC Chr.
Web links
- Berisad Glacier in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)