Krapets Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Крапец, romanized: lednik Krapets, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈkrapɛt͡s]) is the 3.5 km long and 1.4 km wide glacier on Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula, Danco Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, situated east of Agalina Glacier and west of Zimzelen Glacier. It drains northwards, and flows into the east arm of Salvesen Cove.
The glacier is named after the settlements of Krapets in Northwestern and Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Krapets Glacier is centred at 64°26′40″S 61°21′00″W / 64.44444°S 61.35000°W. British mapping in 1978.
Maps edit
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Krapets Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links edit
- Krapets Glacier. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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