Balanstra Glacier

Balanstra Glacier
Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula
Map showing the location of Balanstra Glacier
Map showing the location of Balanstra Glacier
Location of Balanstra Glacier in Antarctica
LocationPalmer Archipelago
Coordinates64°19′30″S 62°18′20″W / 64.32500°S 62.30556°W / -64.32500; -62.30556
Length6 nmi (11 km; 7 mi)
Width2 nmi (4 km; 2 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusPampa Passage
Statusunknown

Balanstra Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Баланстра, romanizedlednik Balanstra, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ bɐˈɫanstrɐ]) is the 12 km long and 4 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica situated northeast of Hippocrates Glacier and southwest of Mackenzie Glacier. It drains the southeast slopes of Stribog Mountains, flows east-southeastwards and enters Pampa Passage south of Momino Point and north of Pinel Point.

The glacier is named after the ancient Roman station of Balanstra in Western Bulgaria.