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Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
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D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
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Sentinel Range
Map showing the location of Roché Glacier
Antarctica
Ellsworth Land
Coordinates
78°32′10″S 85°38′30″W / 78.53611°S 85.64167°W / -78.53611; -85.64167
Branscomb Glacier

Bulgarian
romanized
[ˈlɛdnikroˈʃɛ]
Vinson Plateau
Sentinel Range
Ellsworth Mountains
Antarctica
Mount Vinson
Corbet Peak
Clinch Peak
Wahlstrom Peak
Hollister Peak
Silverstein Peak
Branscomb Glacier
British
Anthony de la Roché
Antarctic region
Roché Island
South Georgia
78°32′10″S 85°38′30″W / 78.53611°S 85.64167°W / -78.53611; -85.64167
List of glaciers in the Antarctic

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