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Karasura Glacier
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Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica
Map showing the location of Karasura Glacier
Map showing the location of Karasura Glacier
Location in Antarctica
Type tributary
Location Ellsworth Land
Coordinates 78°48′42″S 85°47′50″W / 78.81167°S 85.79722°W / -78.81167; -85.79722
Length 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)
Width 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Nimitz Glacier
Status unknown
Vinson-Map
Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

Karasura Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Карасура, romanizedlednik Karasura) is the 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) wide glacier on the northeast side of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It drains the north slopes of Bergison Peak and the east slopes of Patmos Peak, flows northwards, leaves the range and enters the southeast flowing Nimitz Glacier.

The glacier is named after the ancient Roman and medieval settlement of Karasura in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Karasura Glacier is centred at 78°48′42″S 85°47′50″W / 78.81167°S 85.79722°W / -78.81167; -85.79722. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

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