Pulpudeva Glacier facts for kids
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Type | tributary |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 78°21′00″S 85°12′30″W / 78.35000°S 85.20833°W |
| Length | 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km; 5.3 mi) |
| Width | 3.2 nautical miles (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Ellen Glacier |
| Status | unknown |
Pulpudeva Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Пулпудева, romanized: lednik Pulpudeva) is the 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km; 5.3 mi) long and 3.2 nautical miles (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) wide glacier in Sullivan Heights, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the area northeast of Nebeska Peak, north of Johnson Col and northwest of Mount Farrell, flowing northwards west of Mount Levack, and (together with Crosswell and Patton Glaciers) joining Ellen Glacier northwest of Mamarchev Peak and southeast of Mount Jumper.
The glacier is named after the ancient Thracian town of Pulpudeva in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Pulpudeva Glacier is centred at 78°21′00″S 85°12′30″W / 78.35000°S 85.20833°W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
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