Butamya Glacier
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| Butamya Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Barison Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula | |
  Location of Butamya Glacier in Antarctica | |
| Location | Ellsworth Land |
| Coordinates | 65°36′S 64°00′W / 65.600°S 64.000°W |
| Length | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
| Width | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Beascochea Bay |
| Status | unknown |
Butamya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Бутамя, romanized: lednik Butamya, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ botɐˈmʲa]) is the 6.9 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated northwest of Talev Glacier and north-northeast of Chernomen Glacier. It drains northwards, and flows into Beascochea Bay.
The glacier is named after the seaside locality of Butamya in Southeastern Bulgaria.
Butamya Glacier is centred at 65°36′00″S 64°00′00″W / 65.60000°S 64.00000°W. British mapping in 1971 and 1976.
