Darvari Glacier
Darvari Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Дървари, romanized: lednik Darvari, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ dɐrˈvari]) is the 9 km long in northwest-southeast direction and 1.7 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica situated southwest of Boryana Glacier and northeast of Zaychar Glacier. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flowing between Rice Bastion and Grivitsa Ridge, and entering Mundraga Bay in Weddell Sea 6 km north of Fothergill Point.
Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.
The glacier is named after the settlement of Darvari in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Darvari Glacier is centred at 64°29′20″S 60°17′00″W. British mapping in 1978.
Map
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
References
- Darvari Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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