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Gramada Glacier

{{Short description|Glacier in Antarctica}}

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South Shetland Islands

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Gramada Glacier ({{langx|bg|ледник Грамада|lednik Gramada}}, {{IPA|bg|ˈlɛdniɡ ɡrɐˈmadɐ|IPA}}) is a {{convert|1.6|nmi|}} 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.[https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=136697 Gramada Glacier.] SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

Location

Gramada glacier is centred at {{coord|63|02|05|S|62|34|34|W|display=inline,title}}. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009.

See also

Maps

  • [http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540915.html 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}})
  • [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=13677 South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands.] Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
  • [http://www.add.scar.org 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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External links

  • [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=136697 Gramada Glacier] SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
  • [http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, [http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf basic data] in English)
  • [https://copernix.io/#?where=-62.58932892602535,-63.03561714544392,14&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Gramada Glacier.] Copernix satellite image

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{{Glaciers in the Antarctic}}

{{Glaciers of South Shetland Islands}}

Category:Glaciers of Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)

Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic

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