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Glacier in Antarctica

Orizari Glacier
Location of Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica
Location of Orizari Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°26′10″S 84°56′00″W / 78.43611°S 84.93333°W / -78.43611; -84.93333
Length	3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Width	0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Dater Glacier
Status	unknown

Orizari Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Оризари, romanized: lednik Orizari, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik oriˈzari]) is the 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) wide glacier in Veregava Ridge on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is draining the north slopes of Mount Waldron, and flowing north-northwestwards to join Dater Glacier west of Sipey Bluff.

The feature is named after the settlements of Orizari in southern Bulgaria.

Location

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

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

Types

Anatomy

Processes

Measurements

Volcanic relations

Erosional	Arête Cirque Cirque stairway Crag and tail Finger lake Fjord Glacial horn Glacial lake Glacial striae Hanging valley Nunatak P-form Ribbon lake Roche moutonnée Suncup Tarn Trough lake Trough valley Tunnel valley U-valley Valley step Zungenbecken
Depositional	Drumlin Erratic block Moraine Moraine-dammed lake Pulju moraine Rogen moraine Sevetti moraine Terminal moraine Till plain Veiki moraine
Glaciofluvial	Alpentor Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur Urstromtal

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