Sea Lion Glacier

Sea Lion Glacier

Sea Lion Glacier (Lednik Morski Lav 'led-nik 'mor-ski 'l&v) is the site of an isolated 350m long glacier located NW of Atlantic Club Ridge and SW of Hesperides Hill, and terminating on the South Bay coast in eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica.

The glacier, subject of glaciological studies and monitoring for several years since 1993, disappeared completely within a decade.

Location

The midpoint is located at coord|62|38|46|S|60|22|12|W|type:glacier (Bulgarian mapping from a 1995-1996 ground survey).

External links

* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer] .
* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]


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