Berkovitsa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берковица, romanized: lednik Berkovitsa, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ berˈkɔvit͡sɐ]) is a glacier on Livingston Island, Antarctica situated east of Etar Snowfield, south of Medven Glacier, west-northwest of Tundzha Glacier and north-northeast of Verila Glacier. It is bounded by the southeastern slopes of Oryahovo Heights and the northwestern slopes of Snow Peak. It extends 4 km in southeast-northwest direction and 2.8 km in northwest-southeast direction, and drains northeastwards into Hero Bay between Avitohol Point and Remetalk Point.
| Berkovitsa Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Location of Berkovitsa Glacier in Antarctica  Berkovitsa Glacier (Antarctica) | |
| Location | Livingston Island |
| Coordinates | 62°34′20″S 60°41′15″W / 62.57222°S 60.68750°W |
| Length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Hero Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the town of Berkovitsa in the western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.
Location edit
The glacier is centred at 62°34′20″S 60°41′15″W / 62.57222°S 60.68750°W. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.
See also edit
Maps edit
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
References edit
- Berkovitsa Glacier. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Berkovitsa 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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