Rumyana Glacier is the 11 km long and 4 km wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range

Sentinel Range

The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...

 in Ellsworth Mountains

Ellsworth Mountains

The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...

, Antarctica, situated northwest of Patton Glacier

Patton Glacier

Patton Glacier is a broad tributary glacier in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It drains the east slope of the main ridge between Mounts Ostenso and Tyree and flows east to enter Ellen Glacier. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos,...

. It drains the east slopes of Mount Giovinetto and the north slopes of Evans Peak

Evans Peak

Evans Peak is a prominent rock peak, 3,950 m, standing 3 nautical miles east-northeast of Mount Ostenso in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica...

, and flows northeastwards to join Ellen Glacier

Ellen Glacier

The Ellen Glacier is an Antarctic glacier in central Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, draining the eastern slopes of Mount Anderson and Long Gables and flowing generally SE for 35 km to Barnes Ridge, where it leaves the range and enters the south flowing Rutford Ice Stream.First mapped by...

 north of Mount Jumper

Mount Jumper

Mount Jumper is a mountain located 7 nautical miles east of Mount Viets in the central part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It overlooks Ellen Glacier to the north and east, and its tributaries Patton Glacier to the south and Rumyana Glacier to the northwest.First...

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The glacier is named after the Bulgarian woman rebel

Rebellion

Rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...

 leader Rumyana Voyvoda (19th century).

Location

Rumyana Glacier is centred at 78°16′00"S 85°50′00"W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.