Verila Glacier

Verila Glacier
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Map showing the location of Verila Glacier
Location of Verila Glacier in Antarctica
Map showing the location of Verila Glacier
Verila Glacier (Antarctica)
Location Livingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Coordinates 62°36′15″S 60°42′00″W / 62.60417°S 60.70000°W / -62.60417; -60.70000
Length 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Width 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi)
Thickness unknown
Terminus Walker Bay
Status unknown
Verila Glacier from Walker Bay, with Ustra Peak on the right.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

Verila Glacier (Lednik Verila \'led-nik ve-'ri-la\) on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated southeast of southern Etar Snowfield, southwest of Berkovitsa and Tundzha Glaciers, and west of Kamchiya Glacier. It is bounded by Rotch Dome to the west, Casanovas Peak and Snow Peak to the north, and Ustra Peak to the southeast. The glacier is roughly crescent-shaped, extending 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) in an east-west direction and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) in a north-south direction, and drains southwards into Walker Bay, Bransfield Strait between John Beach and Hannah Point.

The feature is named after Verila Mountain in Western Bulgaria.

Location

The glacier's exact midpoint is located at 62°36′15″S 60°42′00″W / 62.60417°S 60.70000°W / -62.60417; -60.70000Coordinates: 62°36′15″S 60°42′00″W / 62.60417°S 60.70000°W / -62.60417; -60.70000 (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

See also

Maps

  • 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, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

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