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 / 78.18333°S 86.03056°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 |
The glacier is named after the Fonfon locality on Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria.
Location edit
Fonfon Glacier is centred at 78°11′00″S 86°01′50″W / 78.18333°S 86.03056°W. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.
See also edit
Maps edit
- 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 edit
- Fonfon Glacier SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Fonfon Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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