Berisad Glacier

Berisad Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Berisad Glacier
Map showing the location of Berisad Glacier
Location of Berisad Glacier in Antarctica
LocationEllsworth Land
Coordinates78°25′20″S 84°51′50″W / 78.42222°S 84.86389°W / -78.42222; -84.86389
Length3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusDater Glacier
Statusunknown
Sentinel Range map.

Berisad Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берисад, romanizedlednik Berisad, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈbɛrisɐt]) is a glacier 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) long and 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) wide in Veregava Ridge, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows north-northwestwards from Kushla Peak to join Dater Glacier northeast of Sipey Bluff.[1]

The glacier is named after the Thracian king Berisad, 358-352 BC.

  1. ^ Berisad Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.