Dobrudzha Glacier
Dobrudzha Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Добруджа, romanized: lednik Dobrudzha, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈdɔbrod͡ʒɐ]) is situated on the southeast side of Tangra Mountains, Burgas Peninsula, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, northeast of Magura Glacier, southeast of Iskar Glacier and southwest of Ropotamo Glacier. It is bounded by Ruse Peak and Asen Peak to the north and by Kuber Peak to the west and flows southeastward into Bransfield Strait. The glacier is named after the Dobrudzha region in northeastern Bulgaria.
| Dobrudzha Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Dobrudzha Glacier from Bransfield Strait | |
  Location of Dobrudzha Glacier in Antarctica  Dobrudzha Glacier (Antarctica) | |
| Location | Livingston Island |
| Coordinates | 62°39′28″S 59°57′15″W |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Terminus | Bransfield Strait |
| Status | unknown |
Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
Location
Dobrudzha Glacier is centred at 62°39′28″S 59°57′15″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.
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, 2009.
References
- Dobrudzha Glacier. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Dobrudzha 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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