Lipen Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Липен, romanizedlednik Lipen, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈlipɛn]) is a 5 km long and 3.5 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of the Trojan Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Situated east of Iliad Glacier and north of Rhesus Glacier. Flowing northeastwards into the head of Patagonia Bay east of Gourdon Peninsula and west of Thompson Peninsula.

Lipen Glacier
Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Map showing the location of Lipen Glacier
Map showing the location of Lipen Glacier
Location of Lipen in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°29′15″S 63°16′30″W / 64.48750°S 63.27500°W / -64.48750; -63.27500
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPatagonia Bay
Statusunknown

The glacier is named after the settlement of Lipen in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

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Lipen Glacier is centred at 64°29′15″S 63°16′30″W / 64.48750°S 63.27500°W / -64.48750; -63.27500. British mapping in 1980.

See also

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Maps

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  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

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