Gramada Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Грамада, romanizedlednik Gramada, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ɡrɐˈmadɐ]) is a 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) long glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Riggs Peak, southeast of Madan Saddle and south of Neofit Peak. It is situated southwest of Armira Glacier and northeast of Letnitsa Glacier, and flows southeastward into Brashlyan Cove on Osmar Strait. The glacier is named after the town of Gramada in northwestern Bulgaria.[1]

Gramada Glacier
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Gramada Glacier
Map showing the location of Gramada Glacier
Location of Gramada Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Gramada Glacier
Map showing the location of Gramada Glacier
Gramada Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationSmith Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates63°02′05″S 62°34′34″W / 63.03472°S 62.57611°W / -63.03472; -62.57611
Length1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBrashlyan Cove
Statusunknown
Topographic map of Smith Island

Location

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Gramada glacier is centred at 63°02′05″S 62°34′34″W / 63.03472°S 62.57611°W / -63.03472; -62.57611. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009.

See also

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Maps

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  • Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
  • South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

Notes

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  1. ^ Gramada Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


 
The southeast side of Smith Island from Osmar Strait