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Oshane Glacier


Oshane Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Ошане, ‘Lednik Oshane’ \'led-nik o-'sha-ne\) is the 3 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, situated south of Dodelen Glacier, west of Lister Glacier and north of Ralitsa Glacier. It drains the west slopes of Cushing Peak in Stribog Mountains, and flows westwards into Guyou Bay.

The glacier is named after the settlement of Oshane in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Oshane Glacier is centred at 64°05′30″S 62°28′00″W / 64.09167°S 62.46667°W / -64.09167; -62.46667Coordinates: 64°05′30″S 62°28′00″W / 64.09167°S 62.46667°W / -64.09167; -62.46667. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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


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