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Yamen Glacier
Sentinel-Range-location-map.png
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map showing the location of Yamen Glacier
Map showing the location of Yamen Glacier
Location in Antarctica
Location Gromshin Heights
Sentinel Range
Ellsworth Land
Coordinates 77°38′20″S 85°31′00″W / 77.63889°S 85.51667°W / -77.63889; -85.51667
Length 5.4 nmi (10 km; 6 mi)
Width 2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thickness unknown
Status unknown
Northern-Sentinel-Map
Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Yamen Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Ямен, romanizedlednik Yamen) is the 10 km long and 4 km wide glacier in Gromshin Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Vicha Glacier. The glacier drains northeastwards along the north slopes of Branishte Peak and joins Rutford Ice Stream.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Yamen in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Yamen Glacier is centred at 77°38′20″S 85°31′00″W / 77.63889°S 85.51667°W / -77.63889; -85.51667. US mapping in 1961.

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