Zhenda Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Zhenda Glacier |
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Location | Sentinel Range Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 77°53′00″S 86°00′00″W / 77.88333°S 86.00000°W |
| Length | 4.3 nmi (8 km; 5 mi) |
| Width | 2.6 nmi (5 km; 3 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Status | unknown |
Zhenda Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Женда, romanized: lednik Zhenda) is the 8 km long and 4.8 km wide glacier on the east side of the main crest of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is situated west of Sabazios Glacier and southeast of Skaklya Glacier. The glacier drains the northeast slopes of Mount Sharp and the east slopes of Mount Barden, flows northeastwards and together with Skaklya Glacier joins Sabazios Glacier west of Mount Lanning in Sostra Heights.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Zhenda in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Zhenda Glacier is centred at 77°53′00″S 86°00′00″W / 77.88333°S 86.00000°W. US mapping in 1961.
Maps
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