Butamya Glacier
Location of Barison Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Butamya Glacier
Map showing the location of Butamya Glacier
Location of Butamya Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates65°36′S 64°00′W / 65.600°S 64.000°W / -65.600; -64.000
Length6.9 km (4.3 mi)
Width2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusBeascochea Bay
Statusunknown

Butamya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Бутамя, romanizedlednik Butamya, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ botɐˈmʲa]) is the 6.9 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated northwest of Talev Glacier and north-northeast of Chernomen Glacier. It drains northwards, and flows into Beascochea Bay.

The glacier is named after the seaside locality of Butamya in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Butamya Glacier is centred at 65°36′00″S 64°00′00″W / 65.60000°S 64.00000°W / -65.60000; -64.00000. British mapping in 1971 and 1976.

See also

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References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.