Ogoya Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Огоя, romanized: lednik Ogoya, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik oˈɡɔjɐ]) is the 8 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated west-northwest of Laclavère Plateau, northwest of Broad Valley and northeast of Sestrimo Glacier. Draining the northeast slopes of Morro del Paso Peak, the north side of Misty Pass and the northwest slopes of Dabnik Peak, and flowing northwards to enter Huon Bay in Bransfield Strait.
| Ogoya Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Location of Trinity Peninsula in the Antarctic Peninsula | |
  Location of Ogoya in Antarctica | |
| Location | Trinity Peninsula |
| Coordinates | 63°27′S 58°01′W / 63.450°S 58.017°W |
| Length | 4 nmi (7 km; 5 mi) |
| Width | 1.6 nmi (3 km; 2 mi) |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Huon Bay |
| Status | unknown |
The glacier is named after the settlement of Ogoya in northwestern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Ogoya Glacier is located at 63°27′00″S 58°01′00″W / 63.45000°S 58.01667°W. German-British mapping in 1996.
See also edit
Maps edit
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Ogoya Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links edit
- Ogoya 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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