Glacier in Antarctica
Thamyris Glacier (Bulgarian : ледник Тамирис , romanized : lednik Tamiris , IPA: [ˈlɛdnik tɐˈmiris] ) is a 3 km long and 2.8 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of the Trojan Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago , Antarctica . Situated east of Iliad Glacier , south of Rhesus Glacier and northwest of Kleptuza Glacier . Flowing northeastwards into Fournier Bay south of Predel Point and north of Madzharovo Point .
The glacier is named after the Thracian singer Thamyris in Homer 's Iliad .
Location
Thamyris Glacier is centred at 64°34′00″S 63°19′30″W / 64.56667°S 63.32500°W / -64.56667; -63.32500 . British mapping in 1980.
See also
Maps
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
External links
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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