Dobrodan Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Добродан, romanizedlednik Dobrodan, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ dobroˈdan]) is the 3.4 km long and 1.2 km wide glacier on the east side of Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated south of Highton Glacier. It drains the slopes of Mount Irving and Duclos-Guyot Bluff, flows northeastwards and enters the Southern Ocean south of Lebed Point.

Dobrodan Glacier
Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Dobrodan Glacier
Map showing the location of Dobrodan Glacier
Location of Dobrodan Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Dobrodan Glacier
Map showing the location of Dobrodan Glacier
Dobrodan Glacier (Antarctica)
LocationClarence Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates61°16′15″S 54°04′20″W / 61.27083°S 54.07222°W / -61.27083; -54.07222
Length1.8 nmi (3 km; 2 mi)
Width0.6 nmi (1 km; 1 mi)
Thicknessunknown
TerminusLebed Point
Statusunknown
Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles; Dobrodan Glacier and Highton Glacier surmounted by Urda Ridge; Treskavets Glacier, Orcho Glacier and Banari Glacier surmounted by Ravelin Ridge; and Cape Lloyd

The glacier is named after the settlement of Dobrodan in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

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Dobrodan Glacier is centred at 61°16′15″S 54°04′20″W / 61.27083°S 54.07222°W / -61.27083; -54.07222. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.