Treskavets Glacier
Treskavets Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Трескавец, romanized: lednik Treskavets, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik trɛˈskavɛt͡s]) is 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) long and 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) wide glacier on the east side of Ravelin Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated north of Highton Glacier and south of Orcho Glacier. It drains the slopes of Jerez Peak, flows northeastwards and enters the Southern Ocean south of Gesha Point.
Treskavets Glacier | |
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Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Location of Treskavets Glacier in Antarctica Treskavets Glacier (Antarctica) | |
Location | Clarence Island South Shetland Islands |
Coordinates | 61°13′00″S 54°05′00″W |
Length | 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) |
Width | 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km; 0.92 mi) |
Thickness | unknown |
Terminus | south of Gesha Point |
Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the settlement of Treskavets in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Treskavets Glacier is centred at 61°13′00″S 54°05′00″W. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 61 54. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1972.
- South Shetland Islands: Elephant, Clarence and Gibbs Islands. Scale 1:220000 topographic map. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Treskavets Glacier SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Treskavets Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.