Karasura Glacier
Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Karasura Glacier
Map showing the location of Karasura Glacier
Location of Karasura Glacier in Antarctica
Typetributary
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°48′42″S 85°47′50″W / 78.81167°S 85.79722°W / -78.81167; -85.79722
Length4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Width1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusNimitz Glacier
Statusunknown
Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

Karasura Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Карасура, romanizedlednik Karasura, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik kɐrɐˈsurɐ]) is the 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) wide glacier on the northeast side of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It drains the north slopes of Bergison Peak and the east slopes of Patmos Peak, flows northwards, leaves the range and enters the southeast flowing Nimitz Glacier.

The glacier is named after the ancient Roman and medieval settlement of Karasura in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Karasura Glacier is centred at 78°48′42″S 85°47′50″W / 78.81167°S 85.79722°W / -78.81167; -85.79722. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

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References

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