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Valoga Glacier
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map showing the location of Valoga Glacier
Map showing the location of Valoga Glacier
Location in Antarctica
Location Sentinel Range
Coordinates 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W / -78.40833; -84.46667
Length 8 nmi (15 km; 9 mi)
Thickness unknown
Status unknown
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Sentinel Range map.

Valoga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Валога, romanizedlednik Valoga) is the glacier extending 8 km in southwest-northeast direction and 4 km in southeast-northwest direction in Flowers Hills on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows northwestwards into Hansen Glacier.

The feature is named after Valoga Cave in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Valoga Glacier is centred at 78°24′30″S 84°28′00″W / 78.40833°S 84.46667°W / -78.40833; -84.46667. US mapping in 1988.

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