Chuchuliga Glacier
Chuchuliga Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Чучулига, ‘Lednik Chuchuliga’ \'led-nik chu-chu-'li-ga\) is the 14 km long and 12 km wide glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica situated southwest of Dzhebel Glacier, northeast of Stob Glacier and south-southeast of Archer Glacier. It is draining from the slopes of Bruce Plateau, and flowing south-southeastwards to join Crane Glacier.
The feature is named after the settlement of Chuchuliga in southern Bulgaria.
Location
Chuchuliga Glacier is located at 65°21′30″S 62°55′30″W / 65.35833°S 62.92500°W / -65.35833; -62.92500Coordinates: 65°21′30″S 62°55′30″W / 65.35833°S 62.92500°W / -65.35833; -62.92500. British mapping in 1974.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Chuchuliga Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.