Padala Glacier facts for kids
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
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| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°02′40″S 85°31′00″W / 78.04444°S 85.51667°W |
| Length | 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) |
| Width | 2.4 nautical miles (4.4 km; 2.8 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Embree Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Padala Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Падала, romanized: lednik Padala) is the 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) long and 2.4 nautical miles (4.4 km; 2.8 mi) wide glacier in Bangey Heights on the east side of the main ridge of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northwest of Kopsis Glacier and east-southeast of Marsa Glacier. The glacier drains the northeast slopes of Bezden Peak and the southeast slopes of Golemani Peak, flows northeastwards and joins Embree Glacier northwest of Mount Hleven.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Padala in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Padala Glacier is centred at 78°02′40″S 85°31′00″W / 78.04444°S 85.51667°W. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.
Maps
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